Introduction
Associate Professor Iqbal Singh Sevea is the Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore. He is a scholar of contemporary and modern South Asia, with a focus on South Asian politics, political thought and geopolitics.
He has held academic appointments at leading institutions globally and is the author of several publications. Before joining ISAS, he was an Associate Professor with the Department of History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where he was a faculty member from 2012 to 2021. Prior to this, he was an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Contemporary Islam Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His publications include The Political Philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal: Islam and Nationalism in Late Colonial India (Cambridge University Press, 2012); India and the Future of G20: Shaping Policies for a Better World (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023); and South Asia: Retrospect and Prospects (World Scientific Publishing, 2026).
Associate Professor Sevea completed his doctorate at the University of Oxford.
Areas of Interest and Expertise
- South Asian Politics
- Religion and Society in South Asia
- Political Islam
- Modern and Contemporary History of South Asia
- Islam in South Asia
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Email : |
iqbal@nus.edu.sg |
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+65 6601 5962 |
Designation : |
Director, Institute of South Asian Studies |
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Email : |
iqbal@nus.edu.sg |
DID : |
+65 6601 5962 |
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Designation
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Director, Institute of South Asian Studies |
CONTRIBUTIONS
BOOKS
South Asia: Retrospect and Prospects
30 July 2026
India and the Future of G20: Shaping Policies for a Better World
18 December 2023