| Academic Title | Assistant Professor |
| Contact Information | Email: t.ahmad@kardan.edu.af
Mobile: 0786696244 |
| Research Interests | International Relations, South-Asia, Indo-Afghan Relations, Indian Soft Power. |
| Education | 1. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D.), POLITICAL SCIENCE/IR, ON “INDIA’S POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN SINCE 2001: A STUDY OF SOFT POWER”, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF PROF. MIRZA ASMER BEG, D/O POLITICAL SCIENCE, ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, INDIA, 2020.
2. MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (M.PHIL.), POLITICAL SCIENCE/IR, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF PROF. UPENDRA CHOUDHURY, D/O POLITICAL SCIENCE ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, INDIA, 2012.
3. MASTER OF ARTS (M.A), POLITICAL SCIENCE, D/O POLITICAL SCIENCE ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, INDIA, 2012.
4. BACHER OF EDUCATION (B. ED), UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR, INDIA, 2007.
5. BACHER OF SCIENCE (B.SC), UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR, INDIA, 2005.
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| Service at Kardan University | Since March 2021 |
| Professional Experience | 1. EDITORIAL AND REVIEWER BOARD MEMBER OF ―KARDAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (KJSSH), FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, KARDAN UNIVERSITY, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. (ISSN: 2616-8707).
2. MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (IPSA).
3. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE & IR (BPSIR), FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, KARDAN UNIVERSITY, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. (06TH MARCH 2021-10, TO 09TH APRIL, 2022).
4. TWO YEARS OF PHD COURSE WORK FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (ULUSLARARASI İLIŞKILER BÖLÜMÜ), KIRIKKALE ÜNIVERSITESI, KIRIKKALE, TURKEY FROM 2012- 2015 UNDER TURKISH GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP (TÜRKIYE BURSLARI). COMPLETED PHD COURSE WORK OF 21 CREDITS (7 PAPERS) AND ONE SEMINAR FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, KIRIKKALE ÜNIVERSITESI, KIRIKKALE, TURKEY.
5. PASSED PHD COURSE WORK OF 3 CREDITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, (TAUGHT BY PROF. DR. HÜSEYIN BAĞCI), MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, TURKEY.
6. INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (ICSSR, GOVT; OF INDIA) DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 2018-19.
7. TURKISH GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP (TÜRKIYE BURSLARI) 2012-2015.
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| Courses Taught | • International Organizations
• Use of Force in IR |
| Recent Publications | 1. ‘‘AN ANALYSIS OF INDIA’S SOFT POWER POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN. INDIA QUARTERLY, 78(4), 634–653. (SCOPUS INDEXED), HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1177/09749284221127787
2. ‘AFGHANISTAN WAR OF 2001 IN THE LIGHT OF JUST WAR THEORY’, KARDAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (KJSSH), (PEER REVIEWED, REFERRED JOURNAL), VOL-4, ISSUE-2, DECEMBER-2021, PP. 19-28, DOI: 10.31841/KJSSH.2022.42, (ISSN: 2616-8707).
3. ‘A STUDY OF INDIA’S POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN SINCE 2001’, KARDAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (KJSSH), (PEER REVIEWED, REFERRED JOURNAL), VOL-4, ISSUE-1, JULY-2021, PP. 34-43, DOI:10.31841/KJSSH.2021.3, (ISSN: 2616-8707). (1 CITATION)
4. ‘INDIA’S SOFT POWER AND PAKISTAN’S HARD POWER POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN’, RESEARCH REVIEW INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY (PEER REVIEWED, REFERRED JOURNAL), VOL. 4, ISSUE 5, MAY 2019, PP. 1520-1524, (ISSN: 2455-3085). (4 CITATIONS)
5. ‘U.S.-TURKEY RELATIONSHIP AND SYRIAN CRISIS’, ALTERNATIVES: TURKISH JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (PEER REVIEWED, REFERRED JOURNAL), VOL. 14, NO. 4, WINTER 2015, PP. 11-19, (ISSN: 1303-5525). (15 CITATIONS)
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| Trainings & Workshops Attended | International Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops:
• Presented a paper titled “Indian Soft Power: A Study of Bollywood in Indonesia”, at International Conference on “Indian Epic and Soft Power: India and Southeast Asia”, from 6-7 November 2019, organised by The Centre for Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies, School of Language Literature and Cultural Studies, JNU, in collaboration with Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) JNU, and Indraprastha University, Indonesia.
• Presented a paper titled “Syrian Crisis: Indian Perspective”, in the International Seminar on “ Changing Geo-Political Architecture of West-Asia and North Africa: Implications for India”, from 05-07 February 2019, organized by the Department of West Asia and North African Studies, AMU, Aligarh.
• Presented a paper titled “Soft Power of Sikh Community” at “6th South Asian History Conference”, from 01-03 February 2019, Department of History, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab.
• Presented a paper titled “India’s Soft Power Policy In Afghanistan Since 2001”, at “58th All India Political Science Conference &International Conference on Aspiring India” from 29-30 December, 2018, organized by India Political Science Association, in collaboration with the Department of Political Science, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut-Utter Pradesh (India).
• Participated in “6th International Conference the Dynamics of Change in the Pakistan Afghanistan Region: Politics on Borderland” from 21-22 August 2017, the University of Peshawar, Pakistan in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Pakistan Office.
• Participated in the 14 days workshop “4th International Summer School on Governance, Conflict and Peace Building” from 07-20 August 2017, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Pakistan in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad.
• Participated in “1st International Students Social Science Congress” held between 16-17 May 2015, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
• Attended “Students Educational Seminar”, May 2014, jointly organized by the Ministry and Youth and Sports and Department of Higher Education, Turkish Republic, Ankara Turkey.
National Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops:
• Presented a paper titled “Kashmir Conflict and its Impact on the School Going Children”, at the National Conference on “Issues and Challenges in Ensuring Happy Childhood: A Special Focus on Jammu and Kashmir”, from June 11 & 12, 2019, Organised by Department of Social Work, University of Kashmir, in collaboration with Save the Children, J&K.
• Presented a paper titled “Globalization and the Future of Urdu Language in Jammu and Kashmir”, in the National Seminar on “Impact of Globalization on Indian Languages and Literature”, from 11-12 February 2019, Marathi Section, Department of Modern Indian Languages, A.M.U., Aligarh, India.
• Participated in the 7 days Workshop “National Workshop on Research Methodology”, from 21-27 February 2018, The Coaching and Guidance Cell of Sir Syed Hall (South), Aligarh Muslim University in collaboration with the University Grants Commission—Human Resource Development Centre (UGC HRD), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
• Participated in the 14 days Workshop “Research Methodology: Islamic Perspective” from 27th January – 09th February 2018, The Dean Faculty of Social Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh in collaboration with the Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi.
• Presented a paper titled “Soft Power Vs. Hard Power: A Comparative Study of India and Pakistan Policy in Afghanistan Since 2001”, in “Fifth Northern Regional Social Science Congress (ICSSR-Sponsored)”, from 24-26 February 2017, Department of Political Science, MLS University, Udaipur, India.
• Participated in the 6 days “Workshop on Research Methodology & Computer Applications”, from 09 April-14 April 2012, UGC Academic Staff College, AMU Aligarh, India.
• Presented a paper titled “The War on Terror: An Excuse to Advance US Energy Interests in Afghanistan”, in “National Seminar on Understanding Contemporary India and the World”, from 31 March-1 April 2012, Department of Political Science, AMU, India.
• Participated in the 6 days “Workshop on Training Course in Research Methodology & Computer Applications in Social Science Research” from 20-25 March 2012, Department of Library and Informational Science, AMU, India, and sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi, India.
• Presented a Paper titled “Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Pakistan’s Security”, in “National Seminar for Research Scholars on Understanding Pakistan” from 18-20 October 2011 at Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
• Participated in “National Seminar on Contemporary Research Trends In National & International Issues” December 4, 2010, Centre for Nehru Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
• Participated in “Workshop on “Disaster Management” at Zakir Hussain College of Engg. & Tech., AMU, Aligarh from 8-10 October 2010.
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