P R KumaraswamyP. R. Kumaraswamy is a professor of contemporary Middle East in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. From 1992-1999 he was a research fellow at the Truman Institute, Jerusalem. Since joining JNU in September 1999, he has been researching, taching, and writing on various aspects of the contemporary Middle East. In February 2010 he set up the virtual Middle East Institute, New Delhi and serves as its honorary director. He is the editor of Contemporary Review of the Middle East and the series editor of Persian Gulf: India’s Relations with the Region. Read More Read Less