Ambar Kumar Ghosh is an Associate Fellow under the Political Reforms and Governance Initiative at ORF Kolkata. His primary areas of research interest include studying Indian democracy and its institutions federalism political leadership citizenship and migration studies.
He is presently pursuing his PhD on “Populist Politics and Indian Democracy” at the department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He has previously served as a Guest Faculty at the department of Political Science, Siliguri College, Siliguri, West Bengal. He has presented academic papers in national and international workshops and conferences. His recent publications include “The COVID-19 Challenge to Indian Federalism” (co-authored), “Trans-border Migration: Bridging the Gap between State and Human Security” (co-authored) and “Paradox of ‘Centralised Federalism’: An Analysis of the Challenges to India’s Federal Design”.
Commentaries
What drives political violence in Bengal?
How 'Delhi model' facilitated AAP's historic Punjab sweep
Pandemic as a ‘Disaster’: Assessing Indian State Response
India: Time for rethinking social security
India: Governmental accountability during the pandemic
Challenges of a welfare state during pandemic
Imperative of Centre-State cooperation on Covid19
India: Assessing the political messaging in view of COVID19
Fate of plural, democratic India