Dr. Arjun Mehta is a Senior Analyst specialising in Indo-Pacific security dynamics, great-power competition, and the evolving architecture of regional alliances. He holds a doctorate in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University and has served as a visiting scholar at the National University of Singapore's Institute of South Asian Studies. His research draws on two decades of field experience across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Gulf region. Dr. Mehta's analytical framework combines structural realism with political economy perspectives to assess how economic interdependence and strategic competition interact in an era of deglobalisation.
Analytical Methodology
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