MANOJ BABU B

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Experienced in fast-paced environments and adaptable to last-minute changes. Thrives under pressure and consistently earns high marks for work quality and speed.

• Travel Grant, Institute of Advanced National Defence Studies, Paris, 2023
• G20 Research Fellowship, Centre for Financial and Accountability, 2021
• ICSSR, International Financial Assistance, 2018
• University Grants Commission Fellowship, 2015

• Recipient of Travel Grant, Institute of Advanced National Defence Studies, Paris, 2023
• Recipient of G20 Research Fellowship Centre for Financial and Accountability, 2021
• Recipient of ICSSR, International Financial Assistance, 2018
• Recipient of University Grants Commission Fellowship, 2015

• [2023] Speaker in the Two-day International Conference on “Peace and Security: Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Geopolitics as a Focus on the Indian Ocean” 13-15, December. Spoke on India’s Maritime Challenges in the Indian Ocean and the French Connection.
• [2022] Speaker/Participant in the 4thEU-India Track 1.5 workshop on Maritime-Security, Brussels, Belgium on 05-06, July.
• [2022] Field Visit to Leiden University, Netherlands and University KU Leuven, Belgium, in July.
• [2017] Paper entitled ‘Brexit and the EU Cohesion Policy,’ an International Conference on Fulfilling the Visions: European Union Futures? Hosted by a Joint EU Centres in RMIT University Campus, Melbourne, Australia on October 16-18.

• 29 Mar 2022: RTD at NMF with Mr Gabriele Visentin, Special EU Envoy to the Indo-Pacific
• 28 March 2022: RTD at Delegation of the EU to India, with Mr Gabriele Visentin, Special EU Envoy to the Indo-Pacific.
• 21 January 2022: RTD at NMF with VAdm Kay-Achim Schönbach, Chief of the German Navy.
• (2024) “India and East Asia Relations” Department of International Relations. Maharaja College, University of Mysore, October.
• (2024) “International Relations in the Contemporary World” Faculty Development Programme organised by Mysore University.
• (2024) “European Union in International Politics: What it is and What it does” Invited Lecture, Dept of Political Science and International Relations, Christ University, NCR Campus.

Policy briefs, Commentaries and Columns

• Manoj. Coauthored. (28 July 2024). Kargil, 25 Years On. Rewind. Telangana Today.
• Manoj. coauthored. (02 April 2024). Intersecting Horizons: The Nexus of Maritime Security and Global Health. Issue Brief.
• Manoj. (11 July 2023). India. France to explore closer ties. Opinion in The Hans India New Paper.
• Manoj, Fournol. (24 Novembre 2022). la France, la sécurité environnementale et l’océan Indien : perspectives pour la coopération franco-indienne dans le domaine maritime. The Fondation for Strategic Research.
• Manoj, Chauhan. (26 March 2022). The European Union, India, and The Indo-Pacific: Insights for Strategic, Privileged and Sustained Partnerships. National Maritime Foundation.

Books Edited

• Manoj. (2025). eds., India’s Interests in a Changing World: Renewed Interests and Leading Diplomacy. Studera Press. (ISBN: 978-93-91854-81-2).
• Manoj. (2022). eds., India, and the New World: Through the Eyes of Young Scholars.Karnataka: InSc. Publishing House. (ISBN: 978-168576-184-4).

Journal Articles (selective)

• Manoj. (June 2023). India-EU Partnership in a Changing Geopolitical Dynamics. World Focus Magazine. pp. (ISSN 2230-5083; e-ISSN 2581-5083)
• Manoj. (November-December 2022).‘Strategising’ the India-EU Partnership. Journal of Strategic Analysis. MP-IDSA. Volume 46, Issue 6. pp. 614-630 (ISSN 1754-0054) Taylor & Francis. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09700161.2022.2157508
• Manoj. (October 2022). The Black Sea Geography in Competitive Maritime Space, EU, and India. World Focus Magazine. pp 44-50. (ISSN 2230-5083; e-ISSN 2581-5083) UGC Listed.
• Manoj, Fournol. (August-September 2022). Indo-French Cooperation and Engagement in Holistic Maritime Security: Possibilities and Implications in IOR. Electronic Journal of Social and Strategic Studies. Volume. 3. Issue 2. pp. 241-257. (ISSN 2582-9645) Referred.
• Manoj. (November 2018). India in the Neighbourhood: Perspective, Perception and Potential. Journal of Foreign Policy Research Centre (FPRC). Volume 2. pp 82-91. (ISSN 2277-2464) UGC Listed.
• Manoj, Coauthored. (November 2018). EU-India Partnership: Reconsider, Reinforce and Redouble. FPRC. Volume 1. pp. 82-92. (ISSN 2277-2464) UGC Listed.
• Manoj. (March 2017). India’s Role in Emerging Indo-Pacific. World Focus Magazine.(ISSN 2230-5083; e-ISSN 2581-5083) UGC Listed.
• Manoj. (September 2016). India China and the EU in a Multipolar World: A Perception. Journal of European Academic Research. Volume. 4. Issue 6. pp. 5806-17. Impact Factor: 3.4546 (ISSN 2286-4822) Peer Reviewed.
• Manoj. (July-December 2015). Enactment of RTI in Higher Educational Institutions. South Asian Journal of Socio-Political Studies (SAJOPS). Volume 16 (1) pp. 23-27. (ISSN 0972-4613) UGC Listed and Peer Reviewed.

Chapters in Edited Books

• Manoj. (2025). 25 Years of India and France: A Maritime Perspective. In Manoj Coedited. Indian’s Interest in a Changing World: Renewed Aspirations and Leading Diplomacy. [pp 95-103] STUIDERA Press, New Delhi. ISBN 978-93-91854-81-2
• Manoj, coauthored. (2023). G20 and Critical Maritime Infrastructure: A Framework Towards Dialogue on Safety and Governance. In Sonal Raghuvanshi (Ed.) India & The G20: Legacy and Prospects for Multilateralism Amidst a Polycrisis.(pp 187-216) New Delhi: Yoda Press.
• Manoj. (2022). The European Union, India, and Indo-Pacific: Insights for Strategic Privileged and Sustained Partnerships. In Pradeep Chauhan, Debesh Lahiri, Sushant Parashar (Eds.) Maritime Geostrategies: Vignettes of Indo-Pacific States. (pp 394-405) New Delhi: National Maritime Foundation. (ISBN 978-81-959079-5-3)
• Manoj. (2022). The European Union and India in South Asia: Partnership to Cooperation. In Manoj, coauthored. (Eds.) India and the New World: Through the Eyes of Young Scholars. (pp 181-198) Karnataka: InSc Publishing House. ISBN 978-1-68576-184-4

• Date of Birth: 05/15/90
• Nationality: Indian