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D SUBA CHANDRAN
D. Suba Chandran is Director at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), New Delhi. His primary area of research includes Pakistan's internal security; Afghanistan; and Jammu & Kashmir.

He is currently working on Pakistan in the Next Decade (to be published shortly); and on Indo-Pak water conflicts, especially, Indus Water Governance - a study aimed at improving the process of water governance and addressing the concenrns of various subregions in the Indus Basin region. He is also working on - State Failure in South Asia, exploring what constitutes state failure/fragility in the South Asian context; especially focussing on stability-instability curve and failure in parts, and testing hypotheses of cyclic failure and functional anarchy.

He is also a Visiting Professor at the Pakistan Studies Programme, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and an Associate at the Pakistan Study Research Unit (PSRU), University of Bradford. edits an annual – Armed Conflicts in South Asia, published by Routledge.

Earlier he was a Visiting Fellow at the following places: Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK; ACDIS, University of Urbana-Champaign; University of Jammu, J&K.

AREAS OF INTEREST: J&K, Pakistan and Afghanistan CURRENT PROJECTS: Indus Waters Governance; Cross-LoC Tourism; State Failure in South Asia, & Pakistan in 2015 PUBLICATIONS Books Chapters in Books
 * 1) Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2010: Growing Religious Violence and Leftwing Extremism (New Delhi: Routledge, 2011) (Co-edited)
 * 2) Looking through Northeast: Alternative Strategies towards Southeast Asia (New Delhi: Samskriti, 2011) (Co-edited)
 * 3) India's Foreign Policy: Old Problems, New Challenges (New Delhi: Macmillan, 2011) (Co-edited)
 * 4) Countering Terrorism: Building a Common Approach in SAARC (New Delhi: MacMillan, 2010) (Co-edited)
 * 5) The Kashmir Dispute: Making Borders Irrelevant (New Delhi: Samskriti, 2009) (Co-authored)
 * 6) Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2009: Continuing Violence, Failing Peace Processes (New Delhi: Routledge, 2010) (Co-edited)
 * 7) India and NATO (New Delhi: McMillan, 2009) (Co-edited)
 * 8) Radical Islam and Democracy: Indian and Southeast Asian Experiences, (New Delhi: KAS, 2009) Co-edited
 * 9) Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2008 (New Delhi: Routledge, 2008) (Co-edited)
 * 10) The Last Colony: Muzaffarabad-Gilgit-Baltistan (New Delhi: India Research Press, 2008) (Co-edited)
 * 11) Radical Islam and International Terrorism (New Delhi: KAF, 2007) (Co-edited)
 * 12) Armed Conflicts and Peace Processes in South Asia 2006 (New Delhi: Samskriti Publishers, 2006) (Edited)
 * 13) Jammu & Kashmir: Preparing for a New Beginning (New Delhi: Samskriti Publishers, 2006) (Co-Edited)
 * 14) Limited War: Revisiting Kargil in Indo-Pak Conflicts (New Delhi: India Research Press, 2005)
 * 15) Indo-Pak Conflicts: Ripe to Resolve? (New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2005) (Co-authored)
 * 16) Jammu and Kashmir: Charting a Future (New Delhi: Samskriti Publishers, 2005) (Co-edited)
 * 17) Bio-Terrorism and Bio-Defence (New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2005) (Co-edited)
 * 18) Missing Boundaries: Refugees, Migrants, Stateless and Internally Displaced Persons in South Asia (New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2003) (Co-edited)
 * 19) Terrorism Post 9/11: An Indian Perspective (New Delhi: Manohar Publisher, 2003) (Co-edited)
 * 20) Kashmir: The Way Ahead (New Delhi: IPCS Topical Series, 2002) (Co-edited)
 * 21) India and Pakistan: The Agra Summit and After (New Delhi: IPCS Topical Series, 2001) (Co-edited)
 * 22) Lethal Fields: Landmines in South Asia (New Delhi: Sudha Printing Press, 2001) (Co-authored)

Journal/Magazine Articles, Issue Briefs and Research Reports:
 * 1) “Security and Conflict Resolution Research in India,” in Moonis Ahmar ed., Conflict Resolution Research in South Asia ((Karachi: University of Karachi, 2010), pp.109-136.
 * 2) “Countering Terrorism: Perspectives from India” in Dipankar Banerjee et al (eds) Countering Terrorism: Building a Common Approach in SAARC (New Delhi: MacMillan, 2010)
 * 3) “FATA & NWFP: Spreading Anarchy,” in D. Suba Chandran and PR Chari, eds.,
 * 4) Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2009: : Continuing Violence, Failing Peace Processes (New Delhi: Routledge, 2010) pp.62-82
 * 5) “J&K,” in D. Suba Chandran and PR Chari, eds., Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2008 (New Delhi: Routledge, 2010) pp.83-102.
 * 6) “Pakistan: The War of Tribes,” in D. Suba Chandran and PR Chari, eds., Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2008 (New Delhi: Routledge, 2008) pp.71-91
 * 7) “J&K: From Militancy to Jihad,” “Pakistan: The War of Tribes,” in D. Suba Chandran and PR Chari, eds., Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2008 (New Delhi: Routledge, 2008) pp.92-117.
 * 8) “Sectarian Violence in Northern Areas,” in P Stobdan and Suba Chandran eds., The Last Colony: Muzaffarabad-Gilgit-Baltistan (New Delhi: India Research Press, 2008) pp. 55-86
 * 9) “Northern Areas: Myths, Facts and Politics,” in P Stobdan and Suba Chandran eds., The Last Colony: Muzaffarabad-Gilgit-Baltistan (New Delhi: India Research Press, 2008) pp. 177-202
 * 10) “Jihadis Regroup: Post Earthquake Changes inside PoK,” in Dipankar Banerjee & Suba Chandran, ed., Jammu & Kashmir: Preparing for a New Beginning (New Delhi: Samskriti Publishers, 2006) (Co-Edited)
 * 11) “J&K: Infiltration Declines, Violence Persists,” in D Suba Chandran ed., Armed Conflicts and Peace Processes in South Asia 2006 (New Delhi: Samskriti Publishers, 2006) pp. 30-65
 * 12) “Pakistan: Tribal Troubles in Balochistan and Waziristan,” in D Suba Chandran ed., Armed Conflicts and Peace Processes in South Asia 2006 (New Delhi: Samskriti Publishers, 2006) pp. 159-179
 * 13) “India and Armed Nonstate Actors in the Kashmir Conflict,” in WPS Sidhu et al, ed., Kashmir: New Voices, New Approaches (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2006) pp. 80-107
 * 14) “Intra-State Armed Conflicts in South Asia: Impact on Regional Security,” in Dev Raj Dahal and Nishchal Nath Pandey, ed., Comprehensive Security in South Asia (New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2006)  pp. 159-175
 * 15) “Non State Actors in South Asia: Who will Use Bio Weapons and Against Whom,” in PR Chari and Suba Chandran eds., Bio-Defence and Bio-Terrorism (New Delhi: Manohar, 2005) pp. 143-162
 * 16) “Suicide terrorism: An Enquiry,” in A Subramanyam Raju ed., Terrorism in South Asia (New Delhi: India Research Press, 2004) pp.219-230
 * 17) “Refugees in South Asia: Security Threat or a Security Tool,” in PR Chari et al, ed., Missing Boundaries: Refugees, Migrants, Stateless and Internally Displaced Persons in South Asia (New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2003) pp. 151-172
 * 18) “The Naxalite Movement” in Monique Mekenkamp et al, ed., Searching for Peace in South Asia (London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2002) pp.   (Co-authored)
 * 19) “Caste Violence and Class in Bihar: The Ranvir Sena” in Monique Mekenkamp et al, ed., Searching for Peace in South Asia (London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2002) pp.   (Co-authored)
 * 20) “Conflict in Kashmir” in Karan Sawhny ed., Kashmir: How far can Vajpayee and Musharraf go? (New Delhi: Peace Initiatives, 2001) pp.1-23.
 * 21) “Why Kargil? Pakistan’s Objectives and Motivations,” in Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna and P R Chari eds., Kargil: Tables Turned (New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2001) pp. 23038
 * 22) “Role of the United States: Mediator or Mere Facilitator?” in Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna and P R Chari eds., Kargil: Tables Turned (New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2001) pp. 205-220
 * 23) “Meeting the Demand: Illegal Domestic Production of Small Arms in India” in Dipankar Banerjee, ed., South Asia at Gun Point (Colombo: RCSS, 2000) pp. 119-134.

http://www.idsa.in/system/files/jds_4_4_dschandran.pdf http://www.ipcs.org/issue-brief/pakistan/is-pakistan-re-positioning-itself-in-kashmir-islamabads-five-likely-156.html http://www.ipcs.org/issue-brief/india/what-next-after-the-all-party-delegation-visit-a-3-155.html http://www.ipcs.org/issue-brief/india/american-military-operations-inside-pakistan-will-it-help-the-us-152.html http://www.ipcs.org/issue-brief/india/the-fragile-regions-of-south-asia-why-states-fail-in-150.html
 * 1) “The New Great Instability: Afghanistan after the American Exit,” Journal of Defence Studies, Vol.4, No.4, October 2010,http://www.idsa.in/system/files/jds_4_4_dschandran.pdf
 * 2) “Alternative Regional Strategy for India: A Charm Offensive to Win the Hearts and Minds,”IPCS Issue Brief, January 2011http://www.ipcs.org/issue-brief/india/alternative-regional-strategy-for-india-a-charm-offensive-to-win-161.html
 * 3) “The New Great Instability: Afghanistan after the American Exit,” Journal of Defence Studies, Vol.4, No.4, October 2010
 * 1) “Is Pakistan Re-positioning itself in Kashmir?: Islamabad’s Five Likely Strategies,” IPCS Issue Brief 156, October 2011
 * 1) “What Next after the All Party Delegation Visit?: A 3-C Strategy for Kashmir,” Issue Brief 155, September 2010
 * 1) “American Military Operations inside Pakistan: Will it help the US, Pakistan and India?,” IPCS Issue Brief 152, May 2010
 * 1) “The Fragile Regions of South Asia: Why States Fail in Parts?,” IPCS Issue Brief 150, May 2010
 * 1) “Pir Panjal Regional Festival: Integrating the Isolated Border Districts in J&K & Building Peace from Below,” IPCS Issue Brief 142, April 2010
 * 2) “Expanding Cross-LoC Interactions,” IPCS Issue Brief 131, September 2009
 * 3) “Harnessing Indus: From Treaty to Governance,” IPCS Issue Brief 129, September 2009
 * 4) “India’s Disaster Relief Diplomacy,” Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, Vol.4, No.2, April-June 2009, pp. 63-80 (Co-authored)
 * 5) Failure or Functional Anarchy? Understanding Weak/Failing States in South Asia, IPCS Issue Brief 98, April 2009, http://www.ipcs.org/pdf_file/issue/IB100-Suba-FailingStates.pdf
 * 6) US and the Af-Pak Strategy: Pakistan’s Interests & Likely Responses, IPCS Issue Brief 98, April 2009, http://www.ipcs.org/pdf_file/issue/IB98-Suba-AfPak.pdf
 * 7) Violence against Women in Swat: Why blame only Taliban?, IPCS Issue Brief 97, April 2009, http://www.ipcs.org/pdf_file/issue/IB97-Suba-WomenSwat.pdf
 * 8) "Poonch Festival: A Strategy to integrate Border Regions in J&K," IPCS Special Report 65, January 2009
 * 9) "Fighting Terrorism: Strengthen and Modernize State Police," IPCS Issue Brief 88, December 2008
 * 10) "Sectarian Violence in Pakistan’s Kurram Agency," Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU) Brief Number 40. September 2008
 * 11) “I have a dream for Pakistan”: A Critique of Zardari’s Plan," IPCS Issue Brief 83, September 2008,
 * 12) "Mending fences: Changing trends in Kashmiri militancy," Jane's Intelligence Review, August 2008, pp. 18-22
 * 13) “ISI: The War Within,” CLAWS Issue Brief, August 2008
 * 14) "Pakistan's Economy: Pangs of Political Instability," IPCS Issue Brief 72, June 2008
 * 15) "Cross-LoC Trade: Challenges and Opportunities in J&K," IPCS Issue Brief 66, May 2008
 * 16) “Attacks on Uzbek Militants in South Waziristan: Issues and Implications of an Internal Jihad,” Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU) Brief no.9, April 2007
 * 17) “Soft, Porous or Rigid? Towards Stable Borders in South Asia,” South Asian Survey, June 2007, Vol. 14, No. 1, 117-128
 * 18) “Pakistan’s Endgame in Kashmir: India’s Options,” Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, Vol.1, No.3, July-September 2006, pp. 85-103
 * 19) “Balochistan: Is the Insurgency slowing down?,” Security and Society, Winter 2006, Vol.2, No.2, pp.157-168
 * 20) “Pakistan in 2007: Year of Elections and Confusion,” Agni, October-December 2006, Vol.9, No.4, pp.12-26
 * 21) “Rajouri: Seeds of a Silent Revolution,” Economic and Political Weekly, July 8-14/15-21 2006, pp. 2979-80\
 * 22) “Reconnecting Ladakh & Reviving the Silk Route,” Epilogue, November 2007, pp.11-15
 * 23) “J&K as Land of Contact,” Epilogue, September 2007, pp.14-22
 * 24) “Is the Conflict Transforming in J&K: Preparing for a new Beginning,” Mainstream, 13 August 2005, Vol. XLII, No.34, pp.42-45
 * 25) “Indo-US Nuclear Agreement: Issues and Implications,” Sainik Samachar, 1-15 September 2005, Vol. 52, No.17, pp.2-3.
 * 26) “Jammu and Kashmir: A Political Road Map for India,” Trishul, Vol.27, no.1, 2004,pp.24-33
 * 27) “Cricket as a CBM towards Kashmir,” Mainstream, 26 June 2004, Vol XLII, No.27, pp.9-10 (Co-authored)
 * 28) “Monitoring an Active Border: A Case for Neutral Observers,” Swords and Ploughshares 25, no.3, Winter 2003-04, pp.3-5
 * 29) “Conflict in Kashmir: A Profile,” Peace Initiatives, Vol. 6 no. 4-6 July-December 2000, pp. 1-23.
 * 30) “Drug Trafficking and the Security of State: A case study of Pakistan,” Strategic Analysis, September 1998

BACKGROUND

D. Suba Chandran is Director at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), New Delhi. His primary area of research includes Pakistan's internal security; Afghanistan; and Jammu & Kashmir. He is currently working on Indus Water Governance - a study aimed at improving the process of water governance and addressing the concenrns of various subregions in the Indus Basin region. He is also working on - State Failure in South Asia, exploring what constitutes state failure/fragility in the South Asian context; especially focussing on stability-instability curve and failure in parts, and testing hypotheses of cyclic failure and functional anarchy.

He is also an Associate at the Pakistan Study Research Unit (PSRU), University of Bradford, and a Consulting Editor of a monthly magazine – Epilogue, published from J&K. He edits an annual – Armed Conflicts in South Asia, published by Routledge. Earlier he was a Visiting Fellow at the following places: Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK; ACDIS, University of Urbana-Champaign; University of Jammu, J&K.