Dr. Minhaj Ahmed Khan

Assistant Professor

Interest Area(s)

  • Japan’s geopolitics and security.
  • India–Japan strategic partnership.
  • Security in the Indo-Pacific.
  • The Quadrilateral security dialogue.
  • East Asian geopolitics and security in the wake of the Ukraine war.

Dr. Khan, an erudite scholar in East Asian geopolitics and security studies, completed his doctoral tenure at Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. His doctoral inquiry scrutinised Japan’s strategic response to the North Korean threat, encapsulated in his thesis titled “Japan’s Security Policy and Civil Preparedness in Response to the North Korean Threat, 2006–2017.”

Beyond the scope of his doctoral investigation, Dr. Khan’s scholarly pursuits encompass a multifaceted examination of Japan’s geopolitical terrain and its concomitant security apparatus. Additionally, his research examines the intricate fabric of the Indo-Japan strategic relationship, along with an analysis of broader regional security imperatives—notably within the Indo-Pacific theatre and the intricacies of multilateral fora such as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.

Dr. Khan’s scholarly trajectory has recently veered toward an elucidation of the ripple effects stemming from global tumult—exemplified by the Ukrainian conflict—upon the intricate tapestry of East Asian security dynamics.

  • Bachelor of Arts (Osmania University), 2010
  • Master of Arts (Political Science, University of Hyderabad), 2013
  • M.Phil (Japan Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University), 2016
  • PhD (Japan Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University), 2023

0 Years

Khan, M. A. (2020). Limitations affecting India’s full commitment to the Indo-Japan Strategic Partnership and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. In: AAS-in-Asia 2020 international conference <>

Khan, M. A. (2021). India’s Recent Domestic Turmoil and its Impact on the Indo-Japan Strategic Partnership. In: Association for Asian Studies 2021 annual conference.

Khan, M. A. (2022). The Indo–Japan Strategic Partnership, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the Geopolitics of Connectivity and Competition. In: Association for Asian Studies 2022 annual conference.

  • Khan, M. A. & Gauda, A. K. (2020), “Russia’s response to the American Indo-Pacific policy: a study on Russian strategies to sway Japan’s role in the Quadrilateral away from Russia”, Xian Shiyou Daxue Xuebao, 16 (8).