Prof. (Dr.) Jyoti Pathania

A Professor at the School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University. Founder & Chief Editor of the ‘Online Indian Journal of Peace & Conflict Resolution – oijpcr.org. And broadcasts her podcasts titled – ‘Indian Conflict Resolution’. She is also an esteemed member of the Non Traditional Security – Asia Consortium, at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU, Singapore.

She has more than two decades of teaching and research experience in various universities in India and abroad. And also worked as Senior Fellow, Chairperson Outreach & Managing Editor of Journal at a New- Delhi based Think tank, Centre for Land Warfare Studies. Having graduated in Political Science (Hons) from Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi, a Topper from Delhi University, she obtained her M.A. and M.Phil degrees in “International Politics” from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, and was selected to go on a scholarship to the European Peace University in Austria, Spain and Ireland, where she pursued an advanced Master’s degree in “Peace and Conflict Studies”  She has earned her Ph.D. in Political Science. and has more than two decades of teaching and research experience in various universities in India and abroad.

Recipient of Prof. Randhir Singh Award, Prof. N. N. Aggarwal Memorial Award during her university days, she has also been commended by the Chief of the Army Staff, late Gen Bipin Rawat for excellence in research and academic engagements with foreign institutions while serving with CLAWS.

Dr. Jyoti M. Pathania has various national & international publications to her credit. To mention a few, she has co-authored a book “India & Pakistan , Confidence Building Measures’‘ (2012), co-edited a Monograph titled “Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Issues in South Asia” which was released by India’s first Chief of Defence Staff; and earned a trademark for the word- “Uniformed democracy” in her latest & recently published  book- “Deep State Continuum in Pakistan & its Implications for India.”which is  an international Publication. Her areas of specialization & interests include International Politics, Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies, Non-traditional Security issues, United Nations and South Asia.