S.J.R. Bilgrami

S.J.R. Bilgrami (b. 1939), Professor, former Head of the Department of Political Science and Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, (now retired), got his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Aligarh Muslim University. His research thesis was on India’s Role in the UNO, which was published in 1969. His other notable books are: International Organisations, 1977, reprinted 1979, 1983; SALT-II, 1981; The Arms Race and Disarmament, 1982; Nehru, Indian Polity and World Affairs, edited, 1992 and Current Issues of International Politics, 1997. His special fields of interest are International Politics, International Organisations and Foreign Policy. He has contributed some hundred articles to various academic journals and seminars including a piece in Encyclopedia of Cold War, edited by Stephen Burwood, Garland Publishing, New York.

Professor Bilgrami has been the coordinator of UGC sponsored scheme of preparing Audio/Video course in Political Science and recorded 189 lectures in seven core papers: Theory, Thought, Comparative Politics, Indian Republic, Indian Government and Politics, International Politics and Public Administration. Marquis Who’s Who In The World has included his biographical data in its 14th edition, December, 1996.