P. R. Kumaraswamy received his PhD in international studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Dehli in 1992. From 1990 to 1992, he was associated with the Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis (IDSA). His research focuses on Israel’s security policies, arms exports and its relations with South Asia and China. He is the author of Israel’s China Odyssey (New Delhi: IDSA, 1993). He has contributed to edited volumes and scholarly journals including Arab Studies Quarterly, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Digest on Middle Eastern Studies (DOMES), Jane’s Intelligence Review, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Middle East Quarterly and Middle Eastern Studies.