The Epoch Times recently sat down with Indian author, scholar, and researcher Professor Harsh V. Pant, who is head of the Strategic Studies Program at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He also holds a joint appointment with the Department of Defense Studies and King’s India Institute as professor of international relations at King’s College, London. He has also been fellow, visiting scholar, and visiting professor at several major institutions in Asia, Australia, and North America. Professor Pant’s current research is focused on Asian security issues. Among his most recent books is New Directions in India’s Foreign Policy: Theory and Praxis.
The interview has been edited for length and clarity.