Atul Mishra

Atul Mishra is doctoral candidate in international politics at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Publication

Necessary Oppositions: Domestic Debates on Iran

For the longest part of the two decades since the end of the Cold War, there were mostly Indian perspectives, rather than debates, on Iran and bilateral relations. Domestic debates on Iran began in 2005 and continued until mid-2008, reaching a crescendo during this period and dissipating soon after. The debates, when they took place, were not about influencing the government's Iran policy.