10 Facts About Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney was born on 18 January 1962 and is an Indian geostrategist and columnist.

Brahma Chellaney is a professor of strategic studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi; a Richard von Weizsacker Fellow of the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin; and an affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King's College London.

Brahma Chellaney was a member of India's National Security Advisory Board and an author of its draft nuclear doctrine.

Brahma Chellaney is a regular columnist for Project Syndicate, and writes for numerous other international publications.

Brahma Chellaney holds a PhD in international studies from the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Brahma Chellaney is a Professor of Strategic Studies at the New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research; a Richard von Weizsacker Fellow with the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin; and a nonresident affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King's College London.

Brahma Chellaney coined the term debt-trap diplomacy to describe how the Chinese government leverages the debt burden of smaller countries for geopolitical ends.

Brahma Chellaney saw 'debt trap diplomacy' in China's handling of Sri Lanka's debt distress by taking over its Hambantota port on a long-term lease.

Brahma Chellaney was criticized by Chinese state-owned media outlet the Global Times for indirectly accusing China of having involvement in the death of Bipin Rawat.

Brahma Chellaney received the $20,000 Bernard Schwartz Award from the New York-based Asia Society for his work, Water: Asia's New Battleground, published by Georgetown University Press.