Dr. Pramod Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mody University of Science and Technology. He earned his Ph.D. from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. During his doctoral studies, he was awarded a prestigious Erasmus+ Study Fellowship and spent a semester at Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania.

His major research interests include International Relations, energy security and geopolitics, energy transition and climate change, and Baltic Sea Region studies.

• Ph.D. International Studies - School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• M.A. International Relations - Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
• B.A. (Political Science) - Patna College, Patna University

Dr. Kumar is an early-career academic specialising in International Relations with a strong focus on energy geopolitics, energy security, and energy transition. His research examines the intersection of energy resources with foreign policy, regional security, and great-power competition - particularly in Europe, the Baltic region, Eurasia, and the Indo-Pacific. Drawing on interdisciplinary insights from post-Soviet studies and strategic energy policy, his work is policy-oriented, analysing real-world shifts such as Europe's decoupling from Russian energy and India's emerging role in global energy supply chains.

• Present Assistant Professor, Mody University of Science and Technology(MUST), Lakshmangarh