Prof. Ajay Dubey is Chairperson of the Centre for West Asian and African Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Currently he is Secretary General of African Studies Association of India (ASA India) and President Organization for Diaspora Initiative, International (ODI International). He has published several books and research papers in international and national journals on issues relating Diasporas studies, African affairs and Indian foreign policies. He is associated with three peer reviewed international journals, as Managing Editor of Insight on Africa and Africa Review and as Editor-in Chief of Diaspora Studies.