Rajesh Kumar is Associate Professor of Political Science and Chairperson at the School of Social Sciences in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. Dr Kumar's teaching and research interests are in the areas of international relations, Indian foreign policy and security affairs. He has published many articles in journals such as World Focus, Pakistan Horizon, South Asian Affairs and Journal of Punjab Politics , and he has also published the book Indo-US Politico-Strategic Relations (2007). He completed his MA and MPhil in political science from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. In 2000, he completed his PhD at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is also an alumnus of the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Sri Lanka. He is a member of the Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAG), Jawaharlal Nehru University.