Indonesia`s Rise: Seeking Regional and Global Roles

Dr. Vibhanshu Shekhar is Scholar-in-Residence at ASEAN Studies Center, School of International Service, American University, Washington DC. Previously, he worked as Research Fellow, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi. He has authored The Politics of Islam, Nation-building and Development: Ethnic Violence and Terrorism in Indonesia (New Delhi: Anamika, 2011) and co-edited India and New Zealand in a Rising Asia: Issues and Perspectives (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2012). Furthermore, Dr. Shekhar has published in national and international academic journals, newsmagazines, newspapers, and websites. His writings cover some of the key themes of international relations, including the critical geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific, great power politics, strategic priorities and choices of rising powers (emphasis on India and Indonesia), the ASEAN-led regional security architecture and the US role and importance in Indo-Pacific Asia.