Manjeet S. Pardesi is a Lecturer in International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. He obtained his PhD in Political Science from Indiana University, Bloomington, where he studied the initiation of strategic rivalries and their escalation to war. His research interests include causes of war, theories of foreign policymaking, the rise and fall of great powers, international relations in world history, Asian security, and Indian foreign/security policy. He was an Editorial Assistant for ‘International Studies Quarterly’ from 2009-2012, and is the co-editor of ‘India’s Military Modernization: Challenges and Prospects’ (forthcoming, Oxford UP). His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the ‘Air & Space Power Journal’, ‘The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs’, ‘World Policy Journal’, ‘India Review’, and ‘The Straits Times’ (Singapore).