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Dr. Ajay Kumar Patnaik is Professor and former Chairperson in the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. A PhD from JNU, Prof. Patnaik was Visiting Scholar in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK (1992-93); ICSSR Exchange Scholar at the Institute of Ethnography, Moscow (1999) and at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow (2010); Visiting Solanki Professor and Scholar in Residence at Yadunandan Centre for Indian Studies, California State University, USA (2006). He has authored three books—Nations, Minorities and States in Central Asia (2003), Central Asia: Between Modernity and Tradition (1995) and Perestroika and Women Labour Force in Soviet Central Asia (1989). Prof. Patnaik has contributed many articles and research papers in referred journals such as Europe-Asia Studies, Frontiers of Sociology, Security and Society, Turkic Civilisation Studies, History Research, Contemporary Central Asia, Dialogue and World Focus. He has edited six books and presented numerous research papers in International Seminars/Conferences in India and abroad.

Arun Mohanty: Associate Professor, Centre for Russian and central Asia Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Director, Eurasian Foundation, New Delhi

Nur S. Kirabaev, Professor, Head of the Department of History of Philosophy, Peoples' Friendship university of Russia, Vice-President of the Russian Philosophical Society.

Mikhail P. Mchedlov, Professor, Peoples' Friendship university of Russia, member of the Russian Philosophical Society, Russian Association of Political science.