Md. Nazmul Islam is a Türkiye based Bangladeshi Political Scientist

Md.

Nazmul ISLAM, PhD

Türkiye based Bangladeshi Political Scientist
Distinguished Academic
Track II & Parliamentary Diplomat
Multilingual Author

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Associate Professor of

Political Science and Public Administration

About

Md. Nazmul Islam

Assoc. Prof. Md. Nazmul Islam, PhD, is a Türkiye based Bangladeshi political scientist, Distinguished academic, Track II & Parliamentary Diplomat, and multilingual author. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, and Head of Türkiye, Asia, and Indo-Pacific Studies (TAIPS), the Institute for International Relations and Strategic Research (ULİSA) at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University (AYBU), Türkiye. He taught post-graduate courses at the Greifswald University, Saarland University, Germany; Trento University, Italy; Ankara University’s Department of Media and Communication Studies and the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the Social Sciences University of Ankara (ASBU).

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Endorsements

Dr. Md. Namul Islam’s new book is the most recent attempt which elaborates on India and China’s cultural, political, diplomatic, and economic engagements with Iran brings up an important non-western lens to look into soft power theory and will surely arouse academic discussions.

Prof. Dr. XIE Chao

Fudan University and Former Faculty, Tsinghua University

This is a brilliantly written book. Md. Nazmul Islam gathers an arsenal of startling facts, revealing the extent of the Indian and Chinese charm offensives in Iran. It presents a complete roadmap of eastern methods for public diplomacy and nation branding. A must-read!

Dr. Tarek Cherkaoui

Director, TRT World Research Centre

A highly recommended topical book by Dr Nazmul Islam on the growing India-China rivalry in West Asia, focusing on Iran. The book is easy to follow, and a must read especially for academics and students in political science, comparative studies, and international relations disciplines.

Prof. Dr. Maziar Mozaffari Falarti

University of Tehran

Reading Md. Nazmul Islam’s book is worthwhile. Islam delves into the contributions of the non-Western soft power, including the contributions of the Harappan, Mauryan and Mughal empires. The book would go a long way in framing the need for soft power in the non-West and the West.

Prof. Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed

University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

This book offers an enlightening viewpoint on China and India's use of soft power by researching the narrative underpinnings of China and India's soft power and relating it to modern China and India's strategic engagement. It is required reading for all academics, diplomats, researchers, intellectuals, journalists and decision-makers in government and non-government.

Prof. Dr. Dra. Christine Sri Marnani

A.P., Republic of Indonesia Defense University, and Colonel (Ret.), Indonesian National Armed Forces, Indonesia

As Asia returns to the center of the gravity of geopolitics, two countries—China and India, feature prominently in this discourse. Applying Joe Nye's "soft power" concept in a non-western setting, “Dr. Islam's scholarship demonstrates how two of Asia's major powers are vying for another strategically significant country Iran.

Anu Anwar

Harvard Asia Center and John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America (USA)

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