Dr. Ranjan teaches Chinese politics, foreign policy and research methodology. He was also a Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs, Sapru House ( an institution of national importance), New Delhi. He has Ph.D. in Chinese Studies from Center for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
He is the lead editor of “China and South Asia: Changing Regional Dynamics, Development, and Power Play," Routledge, 2022, and co-authored 《现代东方国家的变革》Jinan University Press, 2020.
Dr. Ranjan was a visiting senior scholar at the School of Political Science and Public Administration, Shandong University, Jinan, under joint scholarship by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), India and CSC, China.
His research interests include government and politics in China, Chinese foreign policy, China and the world order, ancient Chinese philosophy and strategic thought, BRICS, and climate change.
His publications have appeared in India Review, India Quarterly, Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), Critical Sociology, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Contemporary International Relations, Political Studies Review, China Report, Global Environmental Change, International Affairs, Strategic Analysis, etc.
His commentaries also featured in Indian Express, TheHindustan Times, ThePrint, Madras Courier, Prabhat Khabar, The Diplomat, China-India Brief, Scroll, South China Morning Post, Firstpost, etc.
