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Kanti Bajpai
Kanti Bajpai
Occupation	Political Scientist, International Relations Expert, Writer, scholar, academic, former Headmaster of Doon School
Education	M. A, PhD
Alma mater	University of British Columbia; University of Illinois; The Doon School
Subject	International relations
Notable awards	K. Subrahmanyam Award
Relatives	Uma Shankar Bajpai (father); Girija Shankar Bajpai (grandfather); Katyayani Shankar Bajpai (uncle)
Website
	lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/about-us/our-team/kanti-prasad-bajpai

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Kanti Prasad Bajpai (born 1955) is an Indian political scientist, international affairs expert, academic and the former headmaster of The Doon School, Dehradun, India.^[1]^[2] He is known to be an expert on Indo-China relations.^[3] He is currently Vice Dean (Research and Development) and Wilmar Professor of Asian Studies at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) of the National University of Singapore.^[4] Bajpai also writes a monthly column for The Times of India.^[5]

Early life and education

Kanti Prasad Bajpai comes from a family of Indian diplomats: his father, Uma Shankar Bajpai was a former Indian High Commissioner to Canada;^[6] uncle, Katyayani Shankar Bajpai was a former Ambassador to United States; and his grandfather, Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai, was Agent-General for India in the United States prior to India gaining independence.

Bajpai, like most of his family before him, completed his schooling at The Doon School, where he also edited The Doon School Weekly. After leaving Doon in 1972, Bajpai obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Master of Arts in political science from the University of British Columbia in British Columbia, Canada, and returned to Doon and taught there in 1981. Bajpai went to North America to earn his PhD in political science from the University of Illinois in 1982.^[7]

Career

Bajpai returned to India in 1989 and taught at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda for three years, he went back to America to teach at Wesleyan University. In 1993 he returned again to India to the Institute of Contemporary Studies of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. In 1994, he joined Jawaharlal Nehru University as professor of international studies. In 2000, he was a visiting professor at University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. He also worked as a researcher at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. the same year.

In June 2003, Bajpai was appointed the eighth Headmaster of The Doon School. During his tenure at Doon, he was instrumental in modernizing the facilities.

After completing his tenure as Headmaster in 2009, Bajpai left Doon to join the School of Inter Disciplinary Area studies, Wolfson College, Oxford.^[8] After a short stint at Oxford, he joined the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at National University of Singapore as a Senior Professor.^[4] At LKYSPP, he is currently serving his second stint as the Vice Dean (Research).

Publications

South Asia after the Cold War: international perspectives, by Kanti P. Bajpai, Stephen P. Cohen, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security. Westview Press, 1993. ISBN 0-8133-8762-0.
Interpreting world politics: essays for A.P. Rana, by A. P. Rana, Kanti P. Bajpai, H. C. Shukul. Sage Publications, 1995. ISBN 0-8039-9210-6.
International Relations in India: Theorising the region and nation, by Kanti P. Bajpai, Siddharth Mallavarapu. Orient Blackswan, 2005. ISBN 81-250-2640-1. Excerpts
International Relations in India: Bringing theory back home, by Kanti P. Bajpai, Siddharth Mallavarapu. Orient Blackswan, 2005. ISBN 81-250-2639-8.
"Chapter 2 – Pakistan's Future: Muddle Along (Book: The Future of Pakistan by Stephen P.Cohen & Others, 2011). ISBN 978-0-8157-2180-2
India Versus China: Why They Are Not Friends. June 2021. Kanti Bajpai. Juggernaut. ISBN 978-9391165086^[9]^[10]

Awards

K Subrahmanyam Award – Award for Excellence in research and strategic security issues.^[11]

References

^ NEWSLINE ANCHOR: Doon student Kanti Bajpai returns as its head Archived 10 April 2003 at the Wayback Machine Indian Express
^ "Professor Kanti Bajpai – The Doon School's New Headmaster". Doon Online. Doon school. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
^ Banyan: Smoke without fire? | The Economist
^ ^a ^b "Kanti Prasad Bajpai's Profile". Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
^ "Kanti Bajpai Blog". The Times of India.
^ "US Bajpai, veteran diplomat, dies at 83". Indian Express. 6 February 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
^ "An Exclusive Interview with Professor Kanti Bajpai". Doon Online. Doon School. 24 March 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
^ "Bajpai Kanti profile". School of Inter Disciplinary Area studies. Oxford University. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
^ Thapar, Karan (16 June 2021). "Watch | Why India and China Cannot Be Friends". The Wire. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ Bajpai, Kanti (18 June 2021). "India and China: The Incompatibles". Open The Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ Kanti Bajpai wins K Subrahmanyam award – The Times of India

External links

Kanti Bajpai NUS Profile
Kanti Bajpai columns at The Times of India

Academic offices
Preceded by John Mason	Headmaster of The Doon School 2003–2009	Succeeded by Peter McLaughlin

[1] NEWSLINE ANCHOR: Doon student Kanti Bajpai returns as its head Archived 10 April 2003 at the Wayback Machine Indian Express

[2] "Professor Kanti Bajpai – The Doon School's New Headmaster". Doon Online. Doon school. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2010.

[3] Banyan: Smoke without fire? | The Economist

[autogenerated1-4] "Kanti Prasad Bajpai's Profile". Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

[5] "Kanti Bajpai Blog". The Times of India.

[6] "US Bajpai, veteran diplomat, dies at 83". Indian Express. 6 February 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2010.

[7] "An Exclusive Interview with Professor Kanti Bajpai". Doon Online. Doon School. 24 March 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2010.

[8] "Bajpai Kanti profile". School of Inter Disciplinary Area studies. Oxford University. Retrieved 13 February 2010.

[9] Thapar, Karan (16 June 2021). "Watch | Why India and China Cannot Be Friends". The Wire. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[10] Bajpai, Kanti (18 June 2021). "India and China: The Incompatibles". Open The Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[11] Kanti Bajpai wins K Subrahmanyam award – The Times of India

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+'''Kanti Prasad Bajpai''' (born 1955) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[political scientist]], [[international relations|international affairs expert]], [[academic]] and the former headmaster of [[Doon school|The Doon School]], [[Dehradun]], India.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=45568 NEWSLINE ANCHOR: Doon student Kanti Bajpai returns as its head] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030410200446/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=45568 |date=10 April 2003 }} [[Indian Express]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doononline.net/pages/info_features/features_spotlights/bajpaifeature.htm|title=Professor Kanti Bajpai – The Doon School's New Headmaster|work=Doon Online|publisher=[[Doon school]]|accessdate=13 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929195924/http://www.doononline.net/pages/info_features/features_spotlights/bajpaifeature.htm|archive-date=29 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is known to be an expert on [[China–India relations|Indo-China relations]].<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/21556236 Banyan: Smoke without fire? | The Economist<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He is currently Vice Dean (Research and Development) and Wilmar Professor of Asian Studies at [[Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy]] (LKYSPP) of the [[National University of Singapore]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Kanti_Prasad_Bajpai.aspx |title=Kanti Prasad Bajpai's Profile<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=6 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708195219/http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Kanti_Prasad_Bajpai.aspx |archive-date=8 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bajpai also writes a monthly column for ''[[The Times of India]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/author/kantibajpai/|title = Kanti Bajpai Blog| website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
 ==Early life and education==
-Kanti Prasad Bajpai comes from an eminent family of Indian diplomats: his father, [[Uma Shankar Bajpai]] was a former Indian [[High Commissioner]] to Canada;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/64152/|title=US Bajpai, veteran diplomat, dies at 83|date=6 February 2005|work=[[Indian Express]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> an uncle, K.S. Bajpai was a former Ambassador to United States; and his grandfather, Sir [[Girija Shankar Bajpai]], was Agent-General for India in the United States prior to India gaining independence.
+Kanti Prasad Bajpai comes from a family of Indian diplomats: his father, [[Uma Shankar Bajpai]] was a former Indian [[High Commissioner]] to Canada;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/64152/|title=US Bajpai, veteran diplomat, dies at 83|date=6 February 2005|work=[[Indian Express]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> uncle, [[Katyayani Shankar Bajpai]] was a former Ambassador to United States; and his grandfather, Sir [[Girija Shankar Bajpai]], was Agent-General for India in the United States prior to India gaining independence.
-Bajpai, like most of his family before him, completed his schooling at the prestigious [[The Doon School]]. After leaving Doon in 1972, Bajpai obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and [[Master of Arts]] in [[political science]] from the [[University of British Columbia]] in British Columbia, Canada, and returned to Doon and taught there in 1981.  Dr. Bajpai went to North America to earn his PhD in Political Science from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dosco.org/pages/info_features/features_spotlights/interviewkbajpai.htm|title=An Exclusive Interview with Professor Kanti Bajpai|date=24 March 2003|work=Doon Online|publisher=[[Doon School]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref>
+Bajpai, like most of his family before him, completed his schooling at [[The Doon School]], where he also edited ''[[The Doon School Weekly]]''. After leaving Doon in 1972, Bajpai obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and [[Master of Arts]] in [[political science]] from the [[University of British Columbia]] in British Columbia, Canada, and returned to Doon and taught there in 1981. Bajpai went to North America to earn his PhD in political science from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dosco.org/pages/info_features/features_spotlights/interviewkbajpai.htm|title=An Exclusive Interview with Professor Kanti Bajpai|date=24 March 2003|work=Doon Online|publisher=[[Doon School]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref>
 ==Career==
-Bajpai returned to India in 1989 and taught at [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] for three years, he went back to America to teach at [[Wesleyan University]]. In 1993 he returned again to India to the Institute of Contemporary Studies of the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] Foundation. In 1994 he joined [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] as professor of international studies. In 2000, he was a visiting professor at [[Notre Dame University]] in South Bend, Indiana. He also worked as a researcher at the [[Brookings Institution]] in Washington, D.C. the same year.
+Bajpai returned to India in 1989 and taught at [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] for three years, he went back to America to teach at [[Wesleyan University]]. In 1993 he returned again to India to the Institute of Contemporary Studies of the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] Foundation. In 1994, he joined [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] as professor of international studies. In 2000, he was a visiting professor at [[University of Notre Dame]] in South Bend, Indiana. He also worked as a researcher at the [[Brookings Institution]] in Washington, D.C. the same year.
-In June 2003, Bajpai was appointed the eighth Headmaster of [[The Doon School]].  During his tenure at Doon, he was instrumental in modernizing the facilities.
+In June 2003, Bajpai was appointed the eighth Headmaster of [[The Doon School]]. During his tenure at Doon, he was instrumental in modernizing the facilities.
-After completing his tenure as Headmaster in 2009, Bajpai left Doon to join the School of Inter Disciplinary Area studies, [[Wolfson College, Oxford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/staff_a-z_directory/staff2/rankin|title=Bajpai Kanti profile |work=School of Inter Disciplinary Area studies |publisher=[[Oxford University]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> After a short stint at Oxford, he joined the [[Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy]] at [[National University of Singapore]] as a Senior Professor.<ref>[http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Kanti_Prasad_Bajpai.aspx Kanti Prasad Bajpai's Profile<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He is married to Bobbi King, and they have one daughter, Gayatri, and one son, Rudra.
+After completing his tenure as Headmaster in 2009, Bajpai left Doon to join the School of Inter Disciplinary Area studies, [[Wolfson College, Oxford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/staff_a-z_directory/staff2/rankin|title=Bajpai Kanti profile |work=School of Inter Disciplinary Area studies |publisher=[[Oxford University]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> After a short stint at Oxford, he joined the [[Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy]] at [[National University of Singapore]] as a Senior Professor.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> At LKYSPP, he is currently serving his second stint as the Vice Dean (Research).
-==Literary work==
+==Publications==
 * ''South Asia after the Cold War: international perspectives'', by Kanti P. Bajpai, Stephen P. Cohen, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security. Westview Press, 1993. {{ISBN|0-8133-8762-0}}.
 * ''Interpreting world politics: essays for A.P. Rana'', by A. P. Rana, Kanti P. Bajpai, H. C. Shukul. Sage Publications, 1995. {{ISBN|0-8039-9210-6}}.
-* ''International Relations in India: Theorising the region and nation'', by Kanti P. Bajpai, Siddharth Mallavarapu. Orient Blackswan, 2005. {{ISBN|81-250-2640-1}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=x2CTAIWDPq0C&dq=Kanti+Bajpai&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=cM6S_9Qugz&sig=qfhRaMwZbLQ1MkpjmXB2lN4i6OI&hl=en Excerpts]
+* ''International Relations in India: Theorising the region and nation'', by Kanti P. Bajpai, Siddharth Mallavarapu. Orient Blackswan, 2005. {{ISBN|81-250-2640-1}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=x2CTAIWDPq0C&q=Kanti+Bajpai Excerpts]
 * ''International Relations in India: Bringing theory back home'', by Kanti P. Bajpai, Siddharth Mallavarapu. Orient Blackswan, 2005. {{ISBN|81-250-2639-8}}.
 * "Chapter 2 – Pakistan's Future: Muddle Along (Book: The Future of Pakistan by Stephen P.Cohen & Others, 2011). {{ISBN|978-0-8157-2180-2}}
+*''India Versus China: Why They Are Not Friends.'' June 2021. Kanti Bajpai. Juggernaut. {{ISBN| 978-9391165086}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thapar|first=Karan|date=16 June 2021|title=Watch {{!}} Why India and China Cannot Be Friends|url=https://thewire.in/diplomacy/watch-karan-thapar-kanti-bajpai-india-china-galwan|access-date=2021-06-18|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bajpai|first=Kanti|date=2021-06-18|title=India and China: The Incompatibles|url=https://openthemagazine.com/feature/india-and-china-the-incompatibles/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=Open The Magazine|language=en-GB}}</ref>
 ==Awards==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/faculty/bajpai-kanti-prasad/ Kanti Bajpai NUS Profile]
+* [https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/about-us/our-team/kanti-prasad-bajpai Kanti Bajpai NUS Profile]
+* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/author/kantibajpai/ Kanti Bajpai] columns at ''[[The Times of India]]''
-* [http://www.oussg.org/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=358&Itemid=229 Oxford University Profile]
-* [http://www.rediff.com/chat/bajchat.htm The Kanti Bajpai Chat] at [[Rediff.com]]
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090225183255/http://outlookindia.com/author.asp?name=Kanti+Bajpai Kanti Bajpai columns [[Outlook (magazine)|Outlook]]]
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