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Distinguished diplomats, scholars, professors, and geopolitical researchers steering the International Dialogue and Diplomacy Foundation (IDDF) and the Centre for India and West Asia Dialogue (CIWAD).

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Prof. Aftab Kamal Pasha
IDDF Director JNU Ex-Dean
Director • IDDF Research Foundation New Delhi, India

Prof. Aftab Kamal Pasha

MA (Pol. Sc.), MA (MES), M.Phil, Ph.D • Ex-Associate Dean, Director and Chairman, Gulf Studies, School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  • Egypt's Quest for Peace: Determinants and Implications (1994)
  • Contemporary Gulf: State Society, Economy and Foreign Policy (1999)
  • Editor: India and West Asia: Continuity and Change (1999)
Recent Journals / Books
  • Egypt in a Changing World (2003)
  • Iraq: Sanctions and Wars (Sterling Publishers, 2003)
  • India and Turkey: Past and Emerging Relations (2006)
SIS, JNU Gulf & West Asia Geopolitics
Senior Board Director
Dr. Omair Anas
Director Research AYBU Ankara
Director Research • IDDF Research Foundation Ankara, Turkey / New Delhi

Dr. Omair Anas

MA (IR), M.Phil, Ph.D (JNU) • Assistant Professor of International Relations, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University (AYBU), Turkey

Dr. Omair Anas teaches International Relations at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University in Ankara. He studied MA in International Relations and completed his M.Phil and PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi in West Asian Studies in 2014.

Prior to joining AYBU in 2018, he was a Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in New Delhi (2015–2018), where he coordinated the India-Turkey Think Tank Dialogue in 2018. He was also a Visiting Scholar at Freie University Berlin (2012–2013).

He specializes in Non-Western International Relations, Middle East-Asia Relations, India-West Asia, and India-Turkey relations, with over 25 research papers, 50 policy briefs, and 100+ commentaries.

ICWA Alum Freie Univ Berlin Fellow 25+ Journals
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Dr. Saleem Ahmad
CIWAD Deputy Director Amity Univ
Honorary Deputy Director • CIWAD Gwalior / New Delhi

Dr. Saleem Ahmad

Ph.D, M.Phil (CWAS, SIS, JNU) • Programme Director & Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Amity University, Gwalior

Dr. Saleem Ahmad earned his Ph.D. on “Syria’s Policy towards Iran during the Hafiz-al-Asad Regime” under Prof. Bansidhar Pradhan at the Centre for West Asian Studies (CWAS), SIS, JNU. He was awarded an M.Phil. examining Syria's response to the 1990–1991 Gulf crisis.

With over a decade of teaching and research tenure, Dr. Ahmad has authored more than 60 research papers in peer-reviewed and UGC-CARE-listed journals, contributing chapters to multiple edited volumes and regular columns in national dailies.

60+ UGC-CARE Papers National Hindi Columnist Syria-Iran Expert
Amity Univ Gwalior
Dr. Subhash Singh
CIWAD Fellow NIE NCERT
Assistant Professor & Non-Resident Fellow • CIWAD New Delhi, India

Dr. Subhash Singh

Ph.D (JNU), UGC Post-Doctoral Fellow (CWAS, SIS, JNU) • Assistant Professor, National Institute of Education (NIE), NCERT, New Delhi

Dr. Subhash Singh is an acclaimed scholar of West Asian conflicts, specializing in Palestinian internal politics and governance. During his Ph.D. at JNU, he examined the Hamas-Fatah struggle for power, followed by advanced research as a UGC Post-Doctoral Fellow.

Key Book: "The Second Partition of Palestine" (Routledge, 2021)

Published internationally by Routledge as a seminal contribution toward decoding factional dynamics, internal schisms, and structural challenges in Palestinian governance.

UGC Post-Doc Routledge Author Palestinian Affairs
NCERT New Delhi
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