Dr. Acharya is a research fellow and the head of Strategic Projects at the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research in the School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is a visiting professor at the department of geo-politics at Manipal University and the deputy director of the Centre for Peace and Development Studies in India. Dr. Arabinda is listed in the UN Alliance of Civilizations’ Roster of Experts for expertise on regionalism, human security, and terrorism.