Antara Chakraborthy is a Senior Analyst at the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. With a background in journalism covering Indian domestic politics, she now explores multiculturalism and citizenship in plural societies. Antara’s research focuses on the areas of social cohesion, social resilience, and polarisation in multicultural landscapes. Her current research delves into the rise of religious nationalism in India and its impacts on diasporic identity. Antara loves cats, tea, and a good fantasy novel.

• Ethnic and Diasporic studies
• Citizenship, multiculturalism and its impact on south Asian society
• Nationalism and Religious Extremism

RSIS Commentary Series

• Hindu Nationalism: Impact on Multicultural Societies

  07 March, 2023

• Hindutva’s Rise and Social Cohesion

  08 February, 2022

Commemorative / Event Reports

• CRISIS OF THE SOCIAL: FAULTLINES, (UN)TRUTHS, AND MANIPULATION

  26 July, 2023

• EXTREMISM: OLD PARADIGMS; NEW FRONTIERS

  23 November, 2022

• Religious Nationalism and Extremism in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and India: Assessing the Impact of Structural Conditions

  17 May, 2022

Chapters in Edited Books

• “The Interplay of Hindu Nationalism, Diaspora Politics, and Regional Security” in Emerging Voices Series , Indo-Pacific Strategy. Australia: Perth USAsia Centre, Perth University, 2024, v. 5

Op-Eds

• “How Cross-Border Disinformation Fuels Hate in Bangladesh and India”, Center for Study of Organized Hate, 3 October 2024
• “India’s Digital Footprint on the Israel-Gaza War” (with Yasmine Wong), The Diplomat, 21 October 2023
• “The Singapore leg of #gotagohome: diaspora sentiments” (with Yasmine Wong), new mandala, 26 August 2022
• “A tale of two countries: interpreting The Kashmir Files” (with Pravin Prakash), The Interpreter , 27 May 2022
• “Extremism in India Fuels Extremism in Bangladesh and Vice-Versa”, International Policy Digest, 12 December 2021
• “Uttar Pradesh 2022: A Blueprint for the Yogi’s Hindu Rashtra” (with Pravin Prakash), The Diplomat, 11 December 2021

• Moderator, SRP Webinar, Encountering Hindutva in the Diasporas: The Case in the Netherlands, Singapore – June 4, 2024
• Speaker, The Geopolitics of Religion & Culture in Asia: Implications for Peace & Stability- A Workshop Concept Note, organised by The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs (Georgetown University), United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore – February 26-28, 2024
• Moderator, CENS Workshop, Shifting Landscapes – Mapping the Implications of Radicalism, and Terrorism on Global Security, Singapore – 27-28 February 2024
• Moderator, CENS Workshop, Crisis of the Social: Faultlines, (Un)Truths, and Manipulation, Singapore – 23-24 March 2023
• Moderator, CENS Workshop, Extremism: Old Paradigms; New Frontiers, Singapore – 4-5 October , 2022
• Speaker, “National Impact and Consequences of Far-Right Governments in Academia: India”, The Spectre Haunting Academia: Understanding the Role of Academia in the Rise of the Far-Right Conference, Heidelberg University, Germany, 3-4 September, 2022.
• Speaker, “Race and Racial Relations: Origins and Impact of Racial Relations in Singapore”, Republic Polytechnic, 9 March 2021.