Faculty Information - CHADHA Astha

■ Education

1.		Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Graduated, PhD in Asia Pacific Studies
2.		Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Graduated, MSc in Asia Pacific Studies (International Relations)
3.		Jawaharlal Nehru University, Graduated, MA Economics (with specialization in world economy)
4.		Economics, University of Delhi, Graduated, BA (Hons.) Economics

■ Academic and professional experience

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2024/04～2026/03

Ritsumeikan University College of International Relations Associate Professor

■ Current specialized field

International Relations, Politics, Area studies, Religious studies

■ Books and theses

1.	2026	Article	India-China Coopetition: Collaboration Amidst Confrontation Pacific Review (Single)
2.	2025	Book	Faith and Politics in South Asia: Exegesis in International Relations (Single)
3.	2025	Article	India in Japan’s Indo-Pacific vision: Synergies, Divergences, and the Future of the India-Japan Partnership India's World (Single)
4.	2025	Article	Japan’s View of a Warming Tibet: From Policy to Perception Stockholm Papers 10,pp.206-211 (Single)
5.	2025	Article	MAHASAGAR’s reach: India’s new maritime doctrine and South China Sea security, PacNet (Single)
6.	2025	Article	The Ghost of Gandhi: A Hauntological Approach to Truth and Non-Violence E-International Relations pp.1-8 (Single)
7.	2025	Article	The Nuclear Question for South Korea Amidst the Shifting Geopolitics of the Korean Peninsula RSIS Commentary (Collaboration)
8.	2025	Article	Tibet’s climate crisis: The Japanese perspective Issue & Policy Briefs (May) (Single)
9.	2024	Book	Decoding Holocaust Narratives in Japanese Pop Culture: Through the Lens of Anne no Nikki (1995) and Persona Non-Grata (2015) Holocaust vs. Popular Culture: Interrogating Incompatibility and Universalization pp.101-112 (Collaboration)
10.	2024	Article	Reaching New Heights: The China Challenge and India-Japan Strategic Cooperation for Himalayan Security 11,pp.215-220 (Single)
11.	2023	Book	India-Japan Alignment in the Indo-Pacific Global India: The Pursuit of Influence and Status pp.106-117 (Collaboration)
12.	2023	Book	Strategic Rivalries in Indo-Pacific: Contest, claims, and conflicts Handbook of Indo-Pacific Studies pp.267-289 (Single)
13.	2023	Article	How Feminist is Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy- The Good PacNet #21 (Collaboration)
14.	2023	Article	How Feminist is Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy- The Needs Improvement PacNet #20 (Collaboration)
15.	2022	Book	India’s Relations with Africa: Evaluating Changes in India’s Africa Policy during COVID-19 Reimagining South Asia: Multilateralism in the Contemporary Times pp.10-29 (Single)
16.	2022	Book	Understanding the Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands Dispute: Diplomatic, Legal, and Strategic Contexts Asian Territorial and Maritime Disputes: A Critical Introduction pp.48-64 (Collaboration)
17.	2022	Article	Crisis of Liberal Internationalism: Japan and the World Order 53(3),pp.813-815 (Single)
18.	2022	Article	Review of Religion in International Relations Theory International Journal of Religion 3(1),pp.3-18 (Single)
19.	2022	Article	Walking a tightrope: India’s security challenges in its neighborhood . Asian Studies, The Twelfth International Convention of Asia Scholars 1,pp.73-80 (Single)
20.	2021	Article	Imagined communities and blind nationalism in South Asian cinema: The case of war films Ghazi Shaheed (1998) and the Ghazi Attack (2017) South Asian Popular Culture 19(2),pp.165-176 (Single)
21.	2021	Article	India’s COVID-19 Strategy and implications for its relations in the Indian Ocean Ritsumeikan Journal of Asia Pacific Studies 39(1),pp.81-104 (Single)
22.	2021	Article	The heavenly land and the land of the rising sun Contemporary Japan 34(1),pp.121-122 (Single)
23.	2020	Article	Contested multilateralism 2.0 and Asian Security Dynamics Global Affairs 6(3),pp.314-316 (Single)
24.	2020	Article	India’s Foreign Policy towards Japan: Special Partnership Amid Regional Transformation Ritsumeikan Journal of Asia Pacific Studies 38(1),pp.19-37 (Single)
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■ Academic or professional association memberships

1.		Journal of World Affairs
2.	2026/01	∟ Associate Editor
3.		Religion and IR Section, International Studies Association
4.	2023/03～	∟ Communications Chair

■ Conference presentations

1.	2026/04	India's relations in the Indo-Pacific (Defining the Strategic Importance of Japan-Korea Partnership (Trump 2.0 World))
2.	2026/02	South Asian Diaspora: Trajectories and Opportunities in Japan (Reimagining South Asian Diaspora: Shifting Trajectories & Socio-Cultural Dynamics)

■ Works

1.	2025	ADASTRA Interview: Ukraine War and India-Japan cooperation for peace
2.	2025	Japan's Security Architecture and its Global Impact

■ Awards and honors

1.	2025	E-International Relations 2025 Best Article Award
2.	2025	International Studies Association Mark Juergensmeyer Best Dissertation Award 2025 (First Runner Up)

■ E-Mail address