Rakesh Bansal

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	India
Title	Colonel (Ret.)
Affiliation	Independent Scholar and Publisher, India
Email	rakebans@sancharnet.in
Mailing Address	42 Saraswati Vihar Raipur Road Dehradun India 248001
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 0091-135-787267 fax: 0091-135-787267
Countries of Specialization	Africa, Middle East, South Asia.
Research Interests	I am interested in African, Middle East, Central & South Asian Affairs, but from the point of view of - Military, Human Rights, Conflicts Studies & Resolution, & Peacekeeping Operations. I have written several papers & books & as a result of their heavy demands, finally established a book company: Defence Spectrum Books (DSB) ; e-mail: defencebooks@vsnl.com ; fax: 91-135-787267.
Publications	None on file.
Keywords	military ; human rights ; peacekeeping ; conflict studies ; conflict resolution.