Qualification

• PhD - University of Southern Mississippi, USA
• Master of Science -Troy University, Department of Political Science
• Bachelor of Science - Troy University, Department of Political Science

Achievement

1. External Reviewer for international affairs journal operated by the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, UK (Oxford University Press)

Publication

1. The Cunning of Reasons: The Post-Christian West and the State. Religions 17 (7), 748. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel17070748
2. Stage Managing China’s Opaque Financial System. Rising Asia Journal 6 (3), 2026
3. The Art of Buddhism in the Khmer Empire and Beyond: And Present-Day Thai-Cambodia Border Conflict. Rising Asia Journal 6 (2), 2026
4. A Fresh Look at the Chilean Coup of 1973 and The Tragedy of Salvador Allende. Rising Asia Journal 6 (1), 2026
5. “Tourism: An Art in Worldmaking” in Yangkahao Vashum, Vimeno Lasetso and S Ekonthung Ezung (Eds.), Re-imagining Hospitality and Spirituality in North East India: Inter-Disciplinary Exploration, Tribal Study Series 27 (Indian Books and Periodicals, 2025)
6. Tourism and the Politics of Worldmaking in Nagaland.” Working Paper Series No. 2025-06, International Council of Naga Affairs (ICNA), 2025
7. The Flawed “Superhero” and the Crisis of Values: How One Big Guy Manipulates the “Little Guys”. Rising Asia Journal 5 (3), 2025
8. Margins and Politics: Exploring India's Northeast (Tetso College, 2025), ISBN 9788197664267
9. Explaining China’s Actions Abroad: An Erudite Defense of Beijing’s Policies and Perceptions. Rising Asia Journal 5 (2), 2025
10. The Mystery of Language and Thoughts: Signifying the Person in Southeast Asia. Rising Asia Journal 5 (1) 2025
11. "Ozymandias Meets Sophocles: The Tragedy of Development", LAMBERT Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-3843392228
12. Between Resistance and Participation: Decoding the Shifting Dynamics of Electoral Politics in Nagaland, SCOPUS "Economic and Political Weekly" ISSN: 0012-9976
13. 'Out of Stones We Came and Stones We Worship', UGC Approved "Rising Asia Journal", 4 (3) ISSN: 2583-1038
14. "An Epidemic of Mismeasuring Development: The Politics of Knowledge in Indonesia", UGC Approved "Rising Asia Journal", 4 (2) ISSN: 2583-1038
15. Nostalgia: Eternal Homecoming, UGC Approved "Rising Asia Journal, 4 (1)". ISSN: 2583-1038
16. “Timeless Stratagem: Understanding Chinese Strategic Behavior.”, SCOPUS 'CoComparative Strategy 42 (3)'. ISSN: 1521-0448
17. “All-Under-Heaven” is Timeless: An Anthropology of Chinese Strategic Behavior, UGC Approved, Rising Asia 3 (2). ISSN: 2583-1038
18. "O China, Where Art Thou?”, UGC Approved, Rising Asia 3 (3). ISSN: 2583-1038
19. "The Rise and Fall of Great Powers: A Theoretical-Philosophical Inquiry into the Rational Nature of States in International Politics:, Peer Reviewed, Journal of Politics and Governance, 8 (6). ISSN: 2456-8023
20. "Considerations on Democracy in the Middle East", Peer Reviewed "International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention, 9 (6),. ISSN: 2319-7722
21. Modernity and Democracy, Peer Reviewed, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 7 (2). ISSN: 2348-1269
22. On the Discourse of Nations, Peer Reviewed, Tetso Interdisciplinary Journal 5(1). ISBN: 2319 2925
23. An Ode to Teachers? (DoT, The Morung Express -01.09.2016)
24. Education in Nagaland (DoT, The Morung Express - 04.10.2016)
25. Insincerity in Nagas’ Religious Lives (The Morung Express - 15.11.2016)
26. Naga Nationalism and the Death of God: A Reflection (The Morung Express - 13.12.2016)
27. Immorality of Nagas’ Morality (The Morung Express - 30.12.2016)
28. Nagas’ Unrealistic Expectations (The Morung Express - 17.01.22017)
29. Finding Happiness in Life’s Simplest Moments (Eastern Mirror - 27.05.2017)
30. Dimapur: A Nagas Utopia (The Morung Express - 30.08 2017)
31. Development: A Highly Misunderstood Concept in Nagaland (The Morung Express - 12.09.2017)
32. Unemployable Youths: Who is to be Blamed? (Eastern Mirror - 03.10.2017)
33. Students’ Manifesto: Make your own History (The Morung Express - 28.10.2117)
34. Naga Nationalism and the Death of God (Nagaland Post - 05.12.2017)
35. Nagas’ Unrealistic Expectations (Nagaland Post - 12.12.2017 )
36. Immorality of Nagas’ Morality (Nagaland Post - 202.12.2017)
37. Framework Agreement: An Observation (The Morung Express - 27-03.2018)
38. Examining the Morality of Our Actions (Eastern Mirror - 22.04.2018)
39. Moral Dilemma: A Good Person, a Good Politician, or a Moral Politician (Nagaland Post - 01-06-2018)
40. Naga Nationalism and Naga Integration: An Observation (Matters India - 27.06.2018)
41. Naga Nationalism and Naga Integration: An Observation (The Sangai Express - 29.06.2018)
42. Framework Agreement: What is it? (E-Pao - 11.07.2018)
43. This is Nagaland (The Morung Express - 20.05.2019)
44. Nagaland’s Felicitation Culture (Nagaland Post - 30.05.2019)
45. How We Contribute to Society’s Ethical and Moral Decline (The Morung Express - 08.06.2019)
46. The Framework Agreement: A Permanent or Temporary Solution (Eastern Mirror - 09.09.2019)
47. The Framework Agreement: Divide the Damn State! (Imphal Free Press - 09.09.2019)
48. Between Facts and Opinion: Integration of Naga Inhabited Areas (The Morung Express - 04.10.2019)
49. Nagaland Medical College: A Tragedy? (Nagaland Post 30.11.2019)
50. Symptoms of Corruptions: Unemployment (Nagaland Post - 08.12.2019)
51. How Corruption and Tribalism Intensify Each Other (The Morung Express - 07.01.2020)
52. Opposing Views of Framework: R. N. Ravi and NSCN-IM (E-Pao - 16.08.2020)
53. The Case of He Said, She Said: R. N. Ravi and NSCN-IM (Nagaland page - 18.08.2020)
54. Waiting for Government Job (Nagaland Post - 11.03.2021)
55. Nagaland, World Bank, and $68 Million (Nagaland Post - 19.03.2021)
56. What is Happening in Myanmar (E-Pao - 04.04.2021)
57. Castes and Tribes: Ambedkar’s Thoughts on Social Division (Eastern Mirror - 19.04.2021)
58. Nagaland and India’s Foreign Policy (Nagaland Post - 17.06.2021)
59. Kautilya’s Arthashastra, India, and the Naga Issue (E-Pao - 10.03.2022)
60. Kautilya’s Arthashastra, India, and the Northeast: A Dilemma (The Sangai Express - 15.03.2022)
61. Poverty...! Where!? (The Morung Express - 25.04.2022)

Paper Presentation

1. India: Vacillating between History and Aspiration, organised by Department of Political Science, St. Joseph University, Chumoukedima on 26th July, 2024

Grants

• Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) International Conference Grant: INR 200,000 (2025)

Featured as Resource Person

1. Panelist (Titled: Indigenous Knowledge in Combating Climate Change)on the United Nations Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change on 9th August 2023
2. Research Aptitude at State Level Tetso NTA UGC NET Workshop organized by Department of Political Science, Tetso College from 16th April - 15th May, 2024.
3. Research Paper Writing (Consultancy) organised by MGM College, Dimapur Nagaland on 6th July 2024

Area of Interest

• Political psychology, Chinese political theory and strategic traditions, non-western international relations theory
• History of Ideas, Politics of Knowledge, (Chinese, Indian, and Western) Political Thoughts, International Relations