Milind Thakar

Assistant International Relations Professor
Email: mthakar@uindy.edu
Phone: 788-4901

Ph. D., 2001, University of Georgia

Areas of Specialty:

• Political Development and Democratization
• Globalization
• South Asian Politics and Security
• International Security

Upper Division Courses:

• Comparative Political Development
• South Asian Political Systems
• Comparative Politics
• International Political Economy

Professional Activities:
Dr. Thakar has published an article for Asian Survey and a book chapter in Engaging India: US Strategic relations with the World's Largest Democracy, in additions to numerous pieces in the Monitor. He has participated in numerous presentations aimed at informing and educating the community at large on matters pertaining to his subject areas, including panel discussions on television. He has written and obtained grants from the United States Institute of Peace and the Rockefeller Foundation to research areas of Indo-US security cooperation. His current research interest concerns finding a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir conflict in South Asia.