Dr C Vinodan

C. Vinodan is the Director of the School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. He holds a PhD from Kerala University and serves as the Editor of the South Asian Journal of Diplomacy, and the Indian Journal of Politics and International Relations. He is an Associate Member at the Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis, New Delhi and the Chairman of the Centre for Strategic and Security Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. He is also an Associate at the Human Security Institute, Canada. Among other topics, his research focuses on the Indo- Pacific; US Foreign policy, China Studies; the Belt and Road Initiative, and South Asian Studies. He is the co-author of the book, ‘USA-China relations in the 21st century’ published by Routledge.