Qualifications
PhD, Area Studies
School of International Studies (SIS)
Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies (CRCAS)
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Fields: International Relations, Security Studies
Thesis: “Russian Nuclear Strategy and its influence on Foreign Policy, 1993-2018”
Experience
At a professional level, Dr. Gautam has worked as an Assistant Professor (Guest) in the Department of Political Science at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College, University of Delhi. She has also conducted independent research with the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), a prominent strategic think tank under the Ministry of External Affairs dedicated exclusively to studying International Relations and Foreign Affairs. The research was published as an Issue Brief entitled “The Politics of Nord Stream" and “The Greco -Turkish dispute over the Aegean Sea.”
Current Courses Taught
Issues and Trends in India’s Foreign Policy
Research Methodology in IR
Western Political Philosophy
Theoretical Perspectives in International Relations
Conceptual Aspects of War
Research Interests
Dr. Gautam's research interest focuses on international relations, with a specific emphasis on three domains. First, the human security dimension within the realm of international security. Second, how do states leverage their arms and atoms (nuclear weapons) to achieve their foreign policy goals? Lastly, the relationship between arms control and great power politics. Other areas of interest include international relations theory and its application to concepts like just war, non-proliferation, and how changing ideas about war take hold in global politics.
Teaching Interests
Theoretical Perspectives in International Relations, Defence and Strategic Studies, Nuclear Strategy and Foreign Policy.
Other Achievements
Accepted for admission to the PhD program in the College of Liberal Arts in the area of Department of Political Science at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
, USA (Fall 2024).
Awarded NET Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in the subject of Political Science, 2019.
Awarded National Eligibility Test (NET) certificate in Defence and Strategic Studies, 2016.
Contact Information
Amity Institute of International Studies (AIIS)
