Assistant Professor & Head of the Department

Dr Vineeth Thomas

Department of Political Science

Interests

  1. Indian Government and Politics
  2. India’s Foreign Policy
  3. Public Administration in India

Education

2012

Hindu College, University of Delhi
India
BA (Hons)Political Science

2014

Indira Gandhi National Open University
India
MA Political Science

2018

Pondicherry University
India
PhD Political Science

Experience

  • May 2018-June 2022 – Assistant Professor – Christ University, Bangalore

Research Interest

  • Political process in India
  • Administration and Governance in India
  • India’s foreign Policy
  • Electoral Politics
  • Democracy
  • Political Institutions in India

Awards & Fellowships

  • 2016 – Junior Research Fellowship – UGC

Memberships

  • Indian Political Science Association-Life Member
  • International Political Science Association-Member

Publications

  •  Vineeth Thomas & Agney GK (2024), Shadows of Mistrust: The Strained India-Canada Relationship, Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, ISSN: 1192-6422
    (Routledge, SCOPUS/WoS Indexed)
  • Vineeth Thomas, Agney GK & Arsha V Sathyan (2024), Why Modi’s Third Term As India’s Prime Minister Will Be Tough, Asian Affairs, ISSN: 0306-8374
    (Routledge, SCOPUS/WoS Indexed))
  • Vineeth Thomas, Roshmi Antony, Aparajitha Raja & James Ralte (2024), India’s Chandrayaan 3 Success: Implications, Obstacles and Future Path, Astropolitics, ISSN: 1557-2943
    (Routledge, SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Vineeth Thomas, Loitongbam Jaya Devi & Chandana Deka (2024), Political Influencer in Indian Democracy, Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846
    (SCOPUS /ABDC Indexed)
  • Vineeth Thomas & Subal Kumar Bagh (2024), Role of Nominated Members of Rajya Sabha in Indian Legislative Processes, Journal of Asian and African Studies, ISSN: 0021-9096
    (Sage, SCOPUS/WoS Indexed)
  • J Saravanan, Vineeth Thomas, Avuni Ashiko (2024), Bibliometric Analysis of Political Science Publications: A Study on Select Countries of Asia (1991-2023), Asian Journal of Political Science, 02185377
    (Routledge, SCOPUS/WoS Indexed)
  • Aparajitha Raja, Vineeth Thomas & Arsha V Sathyan (2024), Policy Response To Caste Violence in Tamil Nadu, Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846
    (SCOPUS /ABDC Indexed)
  • Roshmi Antony, Vineeth Thomas & Lulubala Nayaka (2024), Karnataka’s Mandate for Kannada on Signboards, Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846
    (SCOPUS /ABDC Indexed)
  • J Saravanan, Vineeth Thomas, Avuni Ashiko (2024), - Electoral Prowess: Unveiling BJP’s Path from Incumbency to Dominance in Madhya Pradesh, Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846
    (SCOPUS /ABDC Indexed)
  • Vineeth Thomas & Saba Kaunain (2023), The Intersection of Culture and Politics: Understanding Women's Underrepresentation in Indian Democracy, Journal of Asian and African Studies, ISSN: 0021-9096
    (Sage, SCOPUS /WoS Indexed)
  • Vineeth Thomas & Renoj NK (2023), Cracking the Code: How Congress Scripted Its Victory In 2023 Karnataka Assembly Elections, Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846
    (SCOPUS /ABDC Indexed)
  • Vineeth Thomas, Lazarus Samraj & Gothanda Moorthy (2023), Ethical Society: A Premise On Which Successful Democracy Rests, Journal of Dharma, ISSN: 0253-7222 Vol. 48. No. 3
    (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Khushi Mandowara & Vineeth Thomas (2023), Proactive Transparency In Governance: A Comparative Study of Digitalisation of The Right To Information Act In Central And State Governments In India, Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, Sage, ISSN: 2057-8911
    (Sage, SCOPUS /WoS Indexed)
  • J Saravanan, Vineeth Thomas, Avuni Ashiko (2023), Mapping the research trends on Political Communication in Asia: A bibliometric analysis using R package and VOS, Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, Sage, ISSN: 2057-8911
    (Sage, SCOPUS /WoS Indexed)
  • Vaishna Ashok & Vineeth Thomas (2023), Illiberal Turn in Indian Democracy: Shifting the Trajectory of India’s Foreign Policy, India Review, ISSN: 1557-3036
    (Routledge, SCOPUS /WoS Indexed)
  • Agney GK & Vineeth Thomas (2023), From Vision to Reality: Assessing the Feasibility of One Nation, One Election in India, Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846
    (SCOPUS /ABDC Indexed)

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