Nehginpao Kipgen is Associate Professor, Assistant Dean (International Collaboration) and Executive Director of Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University. He is the author of various books and peer-reviewed academic articles published in journals such as Social Research, International Studies, International Journal on World Peace, World Affairs, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Ethnopolitics, India Review, Strategic Analysis, South Asia Research, Indian Journal of Political Science, Economic and Political Weekly, Asian Profile, and Asian Affairs. He has published over 190 articles in leading international newspapers and magazines in five continents: Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, and North America.