Harsh V Pant
Harsh V Pant – Leading Expert on Foreign Policy, Strategic Affairs & Global Security
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About Harsh V Pant
Professor Harsh V Pant is India's leading voice on foreign policy and security. He is currently Distinguished Fellow and Director of Research at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in New Delhi, in addition to teaching International Relations as Professor at King's College London's Defence Studies Department and India Institute. He is Director Emeritus at the Delhi School of Transnational Affairs, University of Delhi.
Harsh has served as a visiting fellow and professor at institutions such as IIM Bangalore, University of Pennsylvania, McGill University, Melbourne, BHU, and OP Jindal Global University. His field of interest is Asian security, strategic autonomy, nuclear policy, and India–US relations. He contributes intermittently to publications like the Wall Street Journal, Hindustan Times, Japan Times, and The Telegraph.
Professor Harsh V Pant is India's leading voice on foreign policy and security. He is currently Distinguished Fellow and Director of Research at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in New Delhi, in addition to teaching International Relations as Professor at King's College London's Defence Studies Department and India Institute. He is Director Emeritus at the Delhi School of Transnational Affairs, University of Delhi.
Harsh has served as a visiting fellow and professor at institutions such as IIM Bangalore, University of Pennsylvania, McGill University, Melbourne, BHU, and OP Jindal Global University. His field of interest is Asian security, strategic autonomy, nuclear policy, and India–US relations. He contributes intermittently to publications like the Wall Street Journal, Hindustan Times, Japan Times, and The Telegraph.
Achievements
1. Director of Research & Head of Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi
2. Professor International Relations, King's College London – Defence Studies & India Institute
3. Director (Honorary), Delhi School of Transnational Affairs, University of Delhi
4. Visiting Professor/Fellow at world-class institutions, e.g., IIM Bangalore, University of Pennsylvania, McGill, Melbourne, BHU
5. Prolific author: India's Afghan Muddle; New Directions in India's Foreign Policy: Theory and Praxis; India's Nuclear Policy; The US Pivot and Indian Foreign Policy; Handbook of Indian Defence Policy; India and Global Governance: A Rising Power and Its Discontents (2023)
6. Regular columnist in major news media: Wall Street Journal, Hindustan Times, Japan Times, The National (UAE), The Telegraph
1. Director of Research & Head of Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi
2. Professor International Relations, King's College London – Defence Studies & India Institute
3. Director (Honorary), Delhi School of Transnational Affairs, University of Delhi
4. Visiting Professor/Fellow at world-class institutions, e.g., IIM Bangalore, University of Pennsylvania, McGill, Melbourne, BHU
5. Prolific author: India's Afghan Muddle; New Directions in India's Foreign Policy: Theory and Praxis; India's Nuclear Policy; The US Pivot and Indian Foreign Policy; Handbook of Indian Defence Policy; India and Global Governance: A Rising Power and Its Discontents (2023)
6. Regular columnist in major news media: Wall Street Journal, Hindustan Times, Japan Times, The National (UAE), The Telegraph
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Why Harsh V Pant?
Harsh V Pant contributes unmatched scholarly heft and policy utility to every platform he addresses. With senior leadership roles at India's premier think tank (ORF) and King's College London, he negotiates scholarly rigour and policy ease of explanation like a select few. His bestsellers and column articles are devoured with huge enthusiasm by specialist as well as mass audiences alike, rendering complex international affairs intelligible without simplifying them.
You'll be enthralled by his lectures whether you're arranging a first-rate policy seminar, international business conference, or university masterclass. Harsh avoids jargon and instead weaves context-rich narratives that disentangle India's strategic subtleties—nuclear doctrines to naval posture, Indo-Pacific alignments to unrolling defence policy. He forces listeners to reassess world security through India's increasing agency.
In hiring Harsh, you’re bringing a voice trusted by policymakers and media alike; anchored in depth, nuance, and clarity. His presence adds gravitas to discussions on shifting power structures, technology and defence, and South Asian geopolitics, always delivered with the intellectual calm and credibility that modern strategic discourse needs. Whether in panel discussions, keynote segments, or executive briefings, Harsh V Pant elevates the conversation with insight, balance, and relevance
Harsh V Pant contributes unmatched scholarly heft and policy utility to every platform he addresses. With senior leadership roles at India's premier think tank (ORF) and King's College London, he negotiates scholarly rigour and policy ease of explanation like a select few. His bestsellers and column articles are devoured with huge enthusiasm by specialist as well as mass audiences alike, rendering complex international affairs intelligible without simplifying them.
You'll be enthralled by his lectures whether you're arranging a first-rate policy seminar, international business conference, or university masterclass. Harsh avoids jargon and instead weaves context-rich narratives that disentangle India's strategic subtleties—nuclear doctrines to naval posture, Indo-Pacific alignments to unrolling defence policy. He forces listeners to reassess world security through India's increasing agency.
In hiring Harsh, you’re bringing a voice trusted by policymakers and media alike; anchored in depth, nuance, and clarity. His presence adds gravitas to discussions on shifting power structures, technology and defence, and South Asian geopolitics, always delivered with the intellectual calm and credibility that modern strategic discourse needs. Whether in panel discussions, keynote segments, or executive briefings, Harsh V Pant elevates the conversation with insight, balance, and relevance
Talks About
1. India's foreign policy strategy and its role in global governance
2. Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific security dynamics
3. China–India relations and regional geopolitics
4. Nuclear strategy and defence policy in South Asia
5. India–US relations and strategic autonomy
1. India's foreign policy strategy and its role in global governance
2. Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific security dynamics
3. China–India relations and regional geopolitics
4. Nuclear strategy and defence policy in South Asia
5. India–US relations and strategic autonomy
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Harsh V Pant – Leading Expert on Foreign Policy, Strategic Affairs & Global Security
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2. What is the speaking fee of Harsh V Pant for an event?
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3. Can Harsh V Pant be booked for corporate or academic platforms through engage4more?
Yes. Dr. Pant regularly delivers speeches at corporate leadership summits, think-tank debates, university events, and diplomatic roundtables. He is an excellent speaker in any industry as a foreign policy and security expert.
4. On which topics can Harsh V Pant deliver a speech?
He speaks extensively on India's foreign policy, Indo-Pacific security, China-India relations, nuclear deterrence strategy, defence policy, and strategic autonomy in international order.
If you wish to have Professor Harsh V Pant, distinguished Fellow at ORF, faculty at KCL, and strategic affairs author, address an event, simply fill out the speaker inquiry form on engage4more. We will manage his availability, session format preferences (keynote, fireside chat, panel), and full coordination support.
2. What is the speaking fee of Harsh V Pant for an event?
His fee varies based on the scale of the event, audience type, destination, and session type. Please get in touch with engage4more for a customized quote to suit your event requirements.
3. Can Harsh V Pant be booked for corporate or academic platforms through engage4more?
Yes. Dr. Pant regularly delivers speeches at corporate leadership summits, think-tank debates, university events, and diplomatic roundtables. He is an excellent speaker in any industry as a foreign policy and security expert.
4. On which topics can Harsh V Pant deliver a speech?
He speaks extensively on India's foreign policy, Indo-Pacific security, China-India relations, nuclear deterrence strategy, defence policy, and strategic autonomy in international order.