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M.A. & Ph.D. – Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

Area of Specialization: International Politics, West Asian Studies, Islamic Movements, and Muslim Politics.

Anwar Alam holds Master and PH.D in International Politics from School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.

Dr. Alam is currently a Professor with Department of International Relations, Ala-too International University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Distinguished Fellow with Policy Perspectives Foundation, New Delhi.  Earlier he served as Full Professor of International Relations and Deputy Vice Chancellor at Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja; Full Professor at Department of International Studies, Zirve University, Gaziantep, Turkey, Professor and Director at Centre for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, ( New Delhi); Associate Professor at Centre for West Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and Assistant Professor at Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

Dr. Alam has been awarded a number of long term and short term fellowships including the Indian Council of Social Science Research (I.C.S.S.R) Doctoral Fellowship (1991), Alexander Von Humboldt (AVH) Post Doctoral Fellowship (2004-2006, Germany), AVH Renewed Fellowship, (June 2016, May-October 2017, Germany ), International Visitor Programme (Islamic) Scholarship,2002 USA), Indo-French Social Scientist Exchange Programme Fellowship (2003, 2010, France). He was Visiting Professor at Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey (2010 –2011). He was AVH Visiting Fellow at the Department of Philology, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Germany in 2016 and 2017.

Dr Alam has more than 35 articles in national and international journal, in addition to two books, six edited books, one co-edited book and 17 chapters in edited books in the related field of West Asia, Indian politics, Indian foreign policy, Islamic movements and Muslim Politics. His latest publication is The Disintegration of ISIS: Implications for Indian National Security (New Delhi, 2023).  He has delivered approximately 70 lectures at different academic institutions including universities and Think Tanks within India and abroad, in addition to participation in more than 70 national and international conferences.