Kanti Prasad Bajpai (born 1955) is an Indian academic,

international affairs International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

analyst, and the former headmaster of

The Doon School The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mode ...

Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...

, India. He is known to be an expert on Indo-China relations. He is currently a professor at

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

and was the Vice-Dean for Research of the

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School) is an autonomous postgraduate school of the National University of Singapore (NUS), named after the late former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew. History The Lee Kuan Yew School of ...

. Bajpai also writes a monthly column for ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

''.

Early life and education

Kanti Prasad Bajpai comes from a family of Indian diplomats: his father,

Uma Shankar Bajpai Uma Shankar Bajpai (1921/1922, Jaipur – 6 February 2005) was an Indian diplomat and a veteran journalist. He was also the director of India International Centre. Kanti Bajpai, the Indian academic, is his son. Life and career Uma Shankar Ba ...

was a former Indian High Commissioner to Canada; an uncle, K.S. Bajpai was a former Ambassador to United States; and his grandfather, Sir

Girija Shankar Bajpai Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai (3 April 1891 – 5 December 1954) was an Indian civil servant, diplomat and Governor. Early life and education Bajpai was born in Allahabad to an orthodox Kanyakubja Brahmin family originally from Lucknow. He was the ...

, was Agent-General for India in the United States prior to India gaining independence. Bajpai, like most of his family before him, completed his schooling at

, where he also edited ''

The Doon School Weekly ''The Doon School Weekly'' (informally ''The Weekly'') is a student newspaper produced by and for the students of The Doon School. It was established in 1936, a year after the school's founding, by the first headmaster Arthur Foot. The ''Weekly' ...

''. After leaving Doon in 1972, Bajpai obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

from the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

in British Columbia, Canada, and returned to Doon and taught there in 1981. Bajpai went to North America to earn his PhD in Political Science from the

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University ...

in 1982.

Career

Bajpai returned to India in 1989 and taught at

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, formerly Baroda College, is a public university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India. Originally established as a college in 1881, it became a university in 1949 after the independence of ...

for three years, he went back to America to teach at

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. In 1993 he returned again to India to the Institute of Contemporary Studies of the

Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (; 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian politician who served as the sixth prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to beco ...

Foundation. In 1994 he joined

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...

as professor of international studies. In 2000, he was a visiting professor at

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...

in South Bend, Indiana. He also worked as a researcher at the

Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution, often stylized as simply Brookings, is an American research group founded in 1916. Located on Think Tank Row in Washington, D.C., the organization conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in ec ...

in Washington, D.C. the same year. In June 2003, Bajpai was appointed the eighth Headmaster of

. During his tenure at Doon, he was instrumental in modernizing the facilities. After completing his tenure as Headmaster in 2009, Bajpai left Doon to join the School of Inter Disciplinary Area studies,

Wolfson College, Oxford Wolfson College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college with around sixty governing body fellows, in addition to both research and ...

. After a short stint at Oxford, he joined the

as a Senior Professor.

Publications

* ''South Asia after the Cold War: international perspectives'', by Kanti P. Bajpai, Stephen P. Cohen, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security. Westview Press, 1993. . * ''Interpreting world politics: essays for A.P. Rana'', by A. P. Rana, Kanti P. Bajpai, H. C. Shukul. Sage Publications, 1995. . * ''International Relations in India: Theorising the region and nation'', by Kanti P. Bajpai, Siddharth Mallavarapu. Orient Blackswan, 2005.
Excerpts
* ''International Relations in India: Bringing theory back home'', by Kanti P. Bajpai, Siddharth Mallavarapu. Orient Blackswan, 2005. . * "Chapter 2 – Pakistan's Future: Muddle Along (Book: The Future of Pakistan by Stephen P.Cohen & Others, 2011). *''India Versus China: Why They Are Not Friends.'' June 2021. Kanti Bajpai. Juggernaut.

Awards

* K Subrahmanyam Award – Award for Excellence in research and strategic security issues.Kanti Bajpai wins K Subrahmanyam award – The Times of India
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References

External links

Kanti Bajpai NUS Profile

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