Happymon Jacob

Happymon Jacob is an Indian academic, columnist and commentator based in New Delhi. He is an Associate Professor of Diplomacy and Disarmament Studies at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), where he teaches courses on Nuclear Disarmament, India's Foreign Policy, and National Security & International Relations. He is the founder of the Council for Strategic and Defense Research, a New-Delhi-based think tank. Prior to joining JNU in 2008, he also held teaching positions at the University of Jammu in J&K and Jamia Millia Islamic University, New Delhi; along with research positions at the Centre for Air Power Studies, Delhi Policy Group, and Observer Research Foundation. Happymon is also an elected member of the Pugwash Council since 2013 and a columnist with The Hindu, India's leading English language daily. He is the author of Line on Fire: Ceasefire Violations and India-Pakistan Escalation Dynamics (Oxford University Press, 2019), and The Line of Control: Traveling with the Indian and Pakistani Armies (Penguin Viking, 2018).