Arshid Iqbal Dar (IND) received his master’s and PhD from the Department of Political Science University of Kashmir. He specializes in International Relations, Non-Western IR, Indo-Pacific, India’s Foreign Policy, South Asia and India-China Relations. His research has been published in reputed journals like Israel Affairs, Asian Affairs, India Quarterly and Chinese Political Science Review. Presently, Arshid is exploring the dynamics of China and the India-Japan Alignment in Indo-Pacific, its challenges and future prospects.