Anil Kumar is a Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation. As a doctoral candidate at the Department of International Relations in South Asian University, Anil Kumar has submitted a dissertation on “Theorizing Challenges and Opportunities in Cooperation: An Examination of Trust in South Asia”. He has also cleared UGC-NET in International Relations and Area Studies. Anil is interested in political theory, theory of international politics and foreign policies of the South Asian states. Anil has previously worked with, Srimat Vivekananda Forum which worked for education and social development of the people in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, India.