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New Delhi, India
Academic and public intellectual
Brahma Chellaney (born 18 January 1962) is an Indian geostrategist and columnist.[1][2] He is a professor of strategic studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi; a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow of the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin; and an affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King’s College London. He was a member of India's National Security Advisory Board and an author of its draft nuclear doctrine.[3] He is a regular columnist for Project Syndicate,[4] and writes for numerous other international publications.
Education and career
Chellaney was born in New Delhi. After passing the Senior Cambridge examination at Mount St. Mary's School, India, he did a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Hindu College, University of Delhi and a Master of Arts from the Delhi School of Economics. He holds a PhD in international studies from the Jawaharlal Nehru University.[5]
He is a Professor of Strategic Studies at the New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research; a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow with the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin; and a nonresident affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King's College London.[6] In the mid-2000s, he was a member of the Indian government's Policy Advisory Group, which was chaired by the External Affairs Minister of India.[7][8] Before that, he was an adviser to India’s National Security Council, serving as convener of the External Security Group of the National Security Advisory Board.[9]
Career
Chellaney was described in The New York Times in 1999 as "one of the independent experts who helped draft India's proposed nuclear doctrine".[10][3] The country's draft nuclear doctrine was publicly released in August 1999.[11] The institutions where he has held appointments include Harvard University, the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the Brookings Institution, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, and the Australian National University.[12][13] Graham Tobin from the University of South Florida has as described Chellaney’s geopolitical analyses as astute and critical.[14]
Chellaney coined the term debt-trap diplomacy to describe how the Chinese government leverages the debt burden of smaller countries for geopolitical ends.[15][16] He saw 'debt trap diplomacy' in China's handling of Sri Lanka's debt distress by taking over its Hambantota port on a long-term lease.[17] The thesis caught on and began to be used widely, becoming "something approaching conventional wisdom", especially in Washington DC.[18] Other scholars have disputed the assessment, and the "myth of debt trap", arguing that Chinese finance was not the source of Sri Lanka’s financial distress.[19][20][21]
Publications
Chellaney is the author of nine books.[5][22]
- Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India and Japan, HarperCollins USA, 2010. Template:Isbn
- Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis, Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.[23]
- Water: Asia's New Battleground, Georgetown University Press, 2019.[24]
Two of his most recent books relate to the geopolitics of water resources. Another book, an international best-seller, focuses on how a fast-rising Asia has become the defining fulcrum of global geopolitical change.[6]
Reception
Chellaney was criticized by Chinese state-owned media outlet the Global Times for indirectly accusing China of having involvement in the death of Bipin Rawat. The Global Times described Chellaney as a "conspiracy theorist".[25][26]
Chellaney received the $20,000 Bernard Schwartz Award from the New York-based Asia Society for his work, Water: Asia's New Battleground, published by Georgetown University Press. The award recognises outstanding contributions regarding contemporary Asian affairs and US-Asia relations.[27]
References
- ↑ Whom Do Sanctions Hurt(20 February 2009).
- ↑ Water: Asia's New Battleground. Georgetown University Press(2013).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Where nuclear weapons come before basic needs. Nature({Template:Date).
- ↑ Columnist Brahma Chellaney. Project Syndicate.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Brahma Chellaney. Center for Policy Research.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The S.T. Lee Distinguished Annual Lecture by Professor Brahma Chellaney. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies(30 October 2018).
- ↑ Brahma Chellaney (Guest Speaker). Wilson Center(12 September 2011).
- ↑ 25th Anniversary Debate. United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research(5 February 2006).
- ↑ Brahma Chellaney: India's hydro-diplomacy with Pakistan, Bangladesh and China. Global Water Forum(30 August 2019).
- ↑ India, Too, Has a Right to Credible Nuclear Deterrence(1 September 1999).
- ↑ Draft Report of National Security Advisory Board on Indian Nuclear Doctrine. Federation of American Scientists(17 August 1999).
- ↑ Brahma Chellaney. Robert Bosch Academy.
- ↑ 25th Anniversary Debate. United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research(5 February 2006).
- ↑ Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis by Brahma Chellaney. Journal of Latin American Geography({Template:Date).
- ↑ China and Africa: Debt-Trap Diplomacy?(13 November 2020).
- ↑ China's Debt-Trap Diplomacy. Project Syndicate(23 January 2017).
- ↑ China's creditor imperialism(2017-12-21).
- ↑ Inside China's Belt and Road Tangle. The Diplomat(1 September 2020).
- ↑ Debunking the myth of 'debt trap'. Chatham House(2020-08-19).
- ↑ Questioning the Debt-Trap Diplomacy Rhetoric surrounding Hambantota Port. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs(2021-06-05).
- ↑ The Chinese 'Debt Trap' Is a Myth. The Atlantic(2021-02-06).
- ↑ Brahma Chellaney. Nikkei Asian Review.
- ↑ Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis. Foreign Affairs(21 October 2013).
- ↑ Water: Asia's New Battleground. Foreign Affairs(1 November 2011).
- ↑ China slams conspiracy theory over CDS chopper crash(10 December 2021).
- ↑ China's state-affiliated media says death of Gen Rawat in chopper crash exposes India's lack of combat preparedness.
- ↑ Brahma Chellaney wins Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award. The Hindu Business Line(25 October 2012).
External links
- Stagecraft and Statecraft: Brahma Chellaney's website