Dr. Leslie Keerthi Kumar SM

Publications (International) :

Textbooks

  • ‘International Organizations’ (2015), Editor, Text Book published by The Open University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, ISBN No: 978-955-23-1518-3.
  • ‘Introduction to International Politics – Block I’ (2014), Co-Editor, Text Book published by The Open University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, ISBN No: 978-95523-1471-1.
  • ‘Introduction to International Politics – Block II’ (2014), Co-Editor, Text Book published by The Open University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, ISBN No: 978-95523-1483-4.

Popular Articles

  • ‘Artificial Intelligence and Warfare: Ethics, not Efficiency the Key Question’ (2021), article published by Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE), Kathmandu, Nepal
  • ‘India’s Choice: China or the United States’ (2017), popular article published in The Diplomat, Tokyo.

Publications (National) :

Books
  • ‘Antarashtriya Sambandh’, Co-authored Book, 2021, Vikas Publishers, New Delhi.
  • ‘International Relations’, Co-authored Book, 2019, Vikas Publishers, New Delhi.
  • ‘Bharat ki Videsh Neeti’, Co-authored Book, 2019, Vikas Publishers, New Delhi.
  • ‘Foreign Policy of India’, Co-authored Book, 2018, Vikas Publishers, New Delhi
Articles
  • “NEP 2020 and the Future of India’s Higher Education System” in Social Action, July – September 2023, ISSN No: 00377627.
  • ‘Deepening Democracy and Composite Culture through Inclusive Nationalism: Role of Christian Community in Nation Building in India’ in Social Action, October – December 2022, ISSN No: 00377627
  • ‘Swami Vivekananda’s Concept of Education and its relevance in context of National Educational Policy 2020’ in Shodh Sarita, March, 2021, ISSN No: 23482397
  • ‘Negotiating Peace in Protracted Conflicts: Lessons from the Oslo Peace Process’ in Culture, Society & Law, June 2019, pp. 120 – 127, Vol. 6, ISSN No: 2348-1250.
  • “Building Gender Sensitive Artificial Intelligence: Developing the ‘Designer – Development – Deployment’ (3D) AI Accountability Framework” in Global Education, Society and Development, January-March, 2019, ISSN No. 0975-1319. (Co-authored)
  • ‘European Union at a Crossroads: Examining the Role of Identity in European Integration’ in Academic Views & Reviews, March 2019, pp. 120 – 129, Vol 8. ISSN No: 2249-7242.
  • ‘Changing Contours of India’s Party Politics: Insights from the British Party System’ in Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science, 2019, Vol. 6 (11), pp. 119 – 122. ISSN: 2321-9467
  • Examining AKP’s impact on Turkey’s Domestic & Foreign Policy’ in Contemporary Review of Middle East (Sage India), June 2014, ISSN – 2347-7989.
Book Chapters
  • ‘India’s Great Power Ambitions: Plausible or Far-fetched’, full paper published as part of conference proceedings at IBA International Conference 2014, Greater Noida, India (February, 2014), ISBN No: 978-93-5143-105-3.
Popular Articles
  • ‘For a pro-active Indian Policy on Sri Lanka’, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (New Delhi), Article No: 2826, 9th March, 2009.

Special Lectures :

International
  • Delivered a Special Lecture on South Asian Regionalism at the School of Social Sciences of Open University of Sri Lanka, Colombo (February 16, 2017).
National
  • Delivered a Special Lecture on South Asian Regional Integration: Problems and Prospects at the Department of Politics and Governance of Central University of Kashmir (March 2020).
  • Delivered a Special Lecture on Understanding South Asia: Problems and Prospects at HRDC, Kashmir University (March 2019).

Round Tables and Panel Discussions (National) :

  • Panelist in Roundtable on Populism in Contemporary Indian Politics organized by Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) and Asia Democracy Research Network (ADRN) in New Delhi on 27th July 2018.

Papers Presented (International) :

  • Presented a paper on ‘India and China: Conceptualizing super power politics from an Asian perspective’ at the International Conference organized by Binghamton University, New York, November 2018.
  • Presented a paper on ‘Mapping the Evolution of India’s Security Identity’ at the International Conference in Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, June 2017.
  • Presented a paper on ‘Securing Peace in Protracted Conflicts: Re-evaluating the Oslo Peace Process’ at the Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference, 5-7 December 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Presented a paper on ‘India as a Normative Great Power: An Alternate Perspective’ at the International Studies Association Asia Pacific Conference, Hong Kong, June 2016.
  • Presented a paper on ‘Regionalization of Security: The Case of South Asia’ at the 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka on 22nd – 23rd November 2013.

Papers Presented (National) :

  • Presented a paper on ‘Reconceptualizing Social Justice in the era of Artificial Intelligence’ at the International Conference held from 13th to 14th June, 2019 at Central University of Kashmir, India
  • Presented a paper on ‘International Security and the Crisis of Globalisation: Myths, Realities & Prospects’ at the International Conference held from 13th to 14th October, 2017 at Central University of Kashmir, India.
  • Presented a paper on ‘Identity and Nation State in the age of accelerated Globalization’ at the Indian Society for Commonwealth Studies International Conference held from 25th – 27th January 2016 in O.P Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana.
  • Presented a paper on ‘India’s Great Power Ambitions: Plausible or Far-fetched’ at the IBA International Conference held on 7th – 8th February 2014 in Greater Noida, India.

Sessions Chaired in Conferences (International) :

  • Chaired a session on ‘Indian diplomacy before Independence’ at the International Studies Association Asia Pacific Conference, Hong Kong, June, 2016.

Awards & Grants :

  • ICSSR Travel Grant to attend ISA Hong Kong Conference 2016.
  • Presented with Best Research Paper Award for paper titled ‘India’s Great Power Ambitions: Plausible or Far-fetched’ at the IBA International Conference (February 2014), Noida
  • Konrad Adenauer Research Fellowship to Germany, April 2011 to October 2011.
  • Selected & Participated in ISFiT (Prestigious International Student Festival), Trondheim, Norway (2011)
  • Best Outgoing Student (UG), Department of History, Loyola College, Chennai (2005)

Memberships :

  • International Studies Association
  • Indian Society for Commonwealth Studies