Dr. Siddharth Mallavarapu is an Assistant Professor of International Politics at the Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). His publications include a book (on the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on nuclear non-use rendered in July 1996) titled Banning the Bomb: The Politics of Norm Creation (New Delhi: Pearson Longman, 2007) and two co-edited books (with Prof.Kanti Bajpai) on International Relations Theory in India. His research interests include theories of International Relations (IR) with an emphasis on critical approaches, disciplinary histories of IR, globalization, Indian political thought and research methodologies in the social sciences.