Dr. Anwar Alam is an accomplished academic with a strong educational background and extensive experience in international studies. Currently, he holds the positions of Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Nile University of Nigeria. Dr. Alam is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Policy Perspectives Foundation in New Delhi. He holds a Master and Ph.D. in International Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India.
His recent publications include: ‘Responses of Islam and the Muslim Community to Hindu Society and Constitutional Liberalism in India,’ in Michael Younes, Ali Mostafa, Roula Talhouk (eds), Islam & Alterite (Ortherness) (French version, 2024); The Disintegration of ISIS: Implications for Indian National Security, Policy Perspectives Foundation (2023); ‘Turkey, G20 and Global Governance: Aspiration and Limitation,’ in John Whalley and Manmohan Agarwal, (eds), Developing Countries and the Need for G20: Vol 1 (2020); ‘State and Muslims in India: Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion,’ in Madhushree Sekher and Radu Carciumaru (eds), Including the Excluded in South Asia: Power, Politics and Policy Perspectives from the Region (2019); and For The Sake Of Allah: Origin and Discourse of Gulen Movement, Blue Dome Press (2019). His area of research interests includes International Politics, Indian politics, Politics in the Middle East, Political Theory, Religion and Politics, Political Islam, and Muslim Societies.
