Rakshit Kweera
Ph.D., University of HyderabadRakshit Kweera
Ph.D., University of HyderabadMy research journey has been diverse. Starting as a Software Engineer in an IT company I have followed my quest to research and work on Indian State and Polity. This curiosity led me to quit the IT sector and take up Political Science as a core discipline at the Masters level and at the Doctorate level. While pursuing my PhD, I got exposed to the political theories of the Western and Indian traditions. Keeping in sync with my technical expertise, I took up the theme of technology and politics in general and Use of CCTVs in technological governance in Hyderabad in particular for my PhD dissertation.
I have never looked political science in silos and have always looked it with a holistic approach motivating myself for interdisciplinary research. This has motivated me to take myself to diverse research directions. One the one hand I have kept myself engaged with e-governance, public policy, AI/FRT in security governance. On the other hand I have also worked into INA of Subhash Chandra Bose, Social Media and Political Satire, Intangible Cultural Heritage such as Kūṭiyāṭṭam and Folk Deities of Uttarakhand, Comparative Studies of Contact Tracing Applications of China and India, QUAD and Indo-Pacific.
I have not confined myself to any particular domain but have looked at problems and realistically approaching to these with my methodologically oriented research. My future research quest will be broadly aligned to three major themes. First is integration of technology and politics which includes technologies in internal and external security and democracy. Second is Media and Politics which includes the present challenges of Social Media, the representation and depiction through popular media among others. Third is delving into the Indian Political traditions through ancient texts for strategic analysis, and political thought.
Rakshit Kweera has taught at Chanakya University’s School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences since 2025. He earned his undergraduate degree, BTECH in Information Technology from DIT University. Subsequently he has worked as a Project Engineer in Wipro Technologies for 2.5 years with an focus on Operations in the Telecom Sector. He has postgraduate degree in Political Science from Kumaun University Nainital. He is the State topper for the Uttarakhand State Eligibility Test (U-SET).
He has been a Senior Research Fellow (UGC) in Political Science, and have also cleared UGC-NET in Public Administration and Defence and Strategic Studies. He has completed his PhD from the Department of Political Science, Central University of Hyderabad. He has attended international conferences in Serbia, Switzerland, and Germany and have presented his research work. His articles has been published in Scopus indexed journals and have also received international research grant for his project. His academic journey has includes teaching as Assistant Professor in private Universities in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. He is currently a Reviewer for Asian Politics and Policy (Wiley Group).
- Ph.D., University of Hyderabad, March 2025, Hyderabad
- PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights, 2019, IGNOU
- M.A., 2017, Kumaun University, Nainital
- B.Tech., Information Technology, DIT University
- R. Kweera, “Technological Intervention and Implications for Human Security during Pandemic Era in India” in Human Security Conference, 2022, pp. 371-389., (Institute of International Politics and Economics; Faculty of Security Studies, Serbia). [Online].
- R. Kweera, “Drones in Modern Warfare: Utilization in India-Pakistan Cross-Border Terrorism and Security Implications.” Strategic Analysis, Vol 47, no. 4, pp. 376-388, 2023.
- R. Kweera and T. Melepattu, “Underdogs in uniform: downplaying power hierarchy in a police state–a realistic take on Visaranai and Nayattu.” Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media, vol 63, 2025.
- R. Kweera and T. Melepattu, “Between Ritual and Radical. Socio-Political Discourses at the Transition of Kūṭiyāṭṭam’s Performance Tradition” in Socio-Political Topicality in the Repertoire of Nineteenth-Century Provincial Theatres. Ergon: Würzburg, 2025, pp. 127-142.
Membership/Honours
- Member of Surveillance and Society Network and awarded Surveillance and Society Research Grant for the South Asian Region.
- Member of International Political Science Association
- Member of European Political Science Association
Qualifications
- PG Diploma in Intellectual Rights
- UGC-NET in Public Administration in 2023
- UGC-NET in Defence and Strategic Studies in 2022
- UGC-NET JRF in Political Science in 2018
- U-SET in Political Science in 2017
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wuVXxnEAAAAJ&hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rakshit-kweera-16a1986b/
Orchid Id: 0009-0002-8106-1886
Scopus Author ID: 58772163700
- R. Kweera, “Drones: An Emerging Threat on the Volatile India-Pakistan Border” The Diplomat, May. 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/drones-an-emerging-