Irfan Ahmed Nazir his Masters in Politics and International Relations at JNU. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, Economics and Political Science from CHRIST (Deemed University), Bengaluru. His research interests include Middle East geopolitics, external actors in the Middle East, India-UAE bilateral relations and international migration and diaspora issues focusing on the South Asia-GCC corridor. He has previously interned with the National Maritime Foundation and Kerala Institute of Local Administration, Thrissur. He can be reached at irfanahmednazir.in@gmail.com or on Twitter at @irfannazir_in.