Veena Ramachandran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus. She joined the department in January 2020. Her broad research interests are International Relations Theory, Political Islam, Chinese Foreign Policy, and International Relations of South Asia
Education
Ph.D. in Humanities and Social Sciences from the China Studies Centre, Department of HSS, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.
M.A. in Political Science from the Madras Christian College (Autonomous), Tambaram, Affiliated to the University of Madras, Chennai.
B.A. in Political Science from the University College, Affiliated to the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
Academic Experience
Assistant Professor, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur Campus, School of Law, August 2018- December 2019.
Lecturer, Madras Christian College, Dept. of Political Science, Madras Christian College (Autonomous), Tambaram, July 2009- June 2011.
Visiting Academic at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, from May 2025
Ph.D. Thesis Title: “Harmonizing Xinjiang”: Examining China’s Ethnic Management Strategy post-2009 (Degree Awarded on 12 January 2018).
