Brahma Chellaney — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of Strategic Studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi since 1994.
Coined the term 'debt-trap diplomacy' to describe how the Chinese government leverages the debt burden of smaller countries for geopolitical ends.
Author of nine books, including the international bestseller 'Asian Juggernaut' (2010).
Authored 'Water: Asia’s New Battleground,' which won the 2012 Bernard Schwartz Book Award by the Asia Society.
Served as an adviser to India’s National Security Council and a member of the Policy Advisory Group headed by India's foreign minister.
Holds a PhD in international studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Biography

Brahma Chellaney is an Indian geostrategist and a Professor of Strategic Studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi, a position he has held since 1994. He is also a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow with the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin and an affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King’s College London.