Meet The Team
Director
Ping-Kuei Chen 陳秉逵
Ping-Kuei Chen is a professor at the Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University, Taiwan. He currently serves as the executive director of the In-Service Master Program on Strategy and International Affairs. He also directs the Center for India Studies in the College of International Relations, NCCU. Ping-Kuei received a Ph.D. in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research interests include conflict studies, security alliances, deterrence, and coercive bargaining. He also develops an interest in the governance of fintech issues. In addition to his expertise on US-Taiwan relations, he has recently focused on South Asian affairs.
Research Team
Researcher
Szu-Hsien Lee 李思嫺
Assistant Professor in the Department of Diplomacy at National Chengchi University. Her research focuses on international organizations and South Asian studies, with particular interest in India’s diplomacy and regional multilateral engagement. She is also a board member of the Taiwan-India Study Association, actively contributing to academic dialogue between Taiwan and India.
Researcher
Mei-Chuan Wei 魏玫娟
Associate Professor at the Graduate Institute of Development Studies, National Chengchi University. Her research interests include political culture, democratization, gender, and social development. She is also a member of the Taiwan-India Study Association, focusing on political change in South Asia.
Researcher
Te-Hai Lou 劉德海
Professor at the College of International Affairs, National Chengchi University. His areas of expertise include international relations, comparative foreign policy, and Northeast Asian regional affairs. He is actively involved in Taiwan–India academic cooperation.
Researcher
Wei-Hua Chen 陳偉華
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Security at Central Police University. His research focuses on international institutions, comparative politics, international legal norms, and security studies, with emphasis on global and regional security governance.
Researcher
Nai-Ｈua Chen 陳乃華
Assistant Professor in the Department of Ethnology at National Chengchi University. Her research interests include Tibetan anthropology, Amdo regional studies, museum anthropology, and ethnic arts, with a focus on cultural practice and identity in fieldwork settings.
Research Assistants
Chief-Mei Chuang
Master’s student in the Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University.
Her research focuses on Taiwan–India cooperation under the Indo-Pacific Strategy, with particular interest in structural power dynamics, international law, and the role of international organizations in emerging global challenges.
Jen-Chun Peng
Master student in the department of diplomacy, National Chengchi University
He focus on China-India rivalry and cooperation, India’s multilateral diplomacy and Indo-Pacific strategy.
Jen-Chun, Peng