I am excited to join the Foreign Policy Association blogging community. It feels great to be a part of one of the largest network of global affairs blogs. Here is a brief introduction about your new blogger Madhavi Bhasin.
Academic interests and personal yearnings inspired my journey from the banks of the Ganges in Kolkata to shores of the Pacific in San Francisco. From Chowringhee Lane (where every aspect of Bengali culture comes alive) to Castro Street, a variety experiences have shaped my outlook to life.
I received schooling in Kolkata and Delhi and kept moving between the two cities during the years of my doctoral dissertation. Inspired by Neoclassical realism, my thesis examined the impact of elite perceptions in ascribing India a hegemonic/leadership role in South Asia. Currently, I am a Visiting Scholar at the Center for South Asian Studies at UC Berkeley, working on the role of new social media in South Asia.
I completely admire the writings of K.Subrahmanyam, India’s strategic guru and a former civil servant. Reading and blogging continue to remain my passion even though these would now qualify less as hobbies and more as professional necessities.
My posts on this blog would primarily highlight India’s foreign and strategic policy and domestic politics while occasionally drawing attention to social and cultural issues in India. Hope you’ll enjoy the posts and join the conversation.
