Dr. Nadeem Ahmed Moonakal
Dr. Nadeem Ahmed Moonakal is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.
Dr. Nadeem Ahmed Moonakal specializes in the geopolitics of West Asia, with particular expertise in Iranian foreign policy, Gulf security, and regional strategic rivalries. He also focuses on issues related to India–West Asia relations and great power competition in West Asia. His teaching and research engage with key themes including non-state actors in international relations, , identity politics and sectarianism, conflicts and wars in West Asia, state–society relations, and the evolving regional security order.
His broader research examines geopolitical and strategic developments across the MENA region, with emphasis on Iran’s domestic and foreign policy, the foreign policy of Gulf states, proxy networks and regional security dynamics, and the role of religious institutions in politics and society. His work combines theoretical and policy-oriented approaches to understand emerging transformations in West Asia and their implications for regional and global security.