Vimal Khawas is currently, Associate Fellow at the Council for Social Development and Senior Research Scholar, at the Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament, School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi. He has been trained in geography and regional development from Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU, New Delhi and in Development Planning from the School of Planning, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmedabad. He has worked in the area of agriculture development; human development/security; environmental security and regional development issues. He is member of Mountain Forum and a regular contributor to the international debates, discourses and e-conferences on mountain development issues. He has contributed research and general articles on mountain environment and development in research journals, reputed magazines, edited volumes, websites, and leading national news dailies besides editing both research and popular write-ups. Khawas was managing editor of Hills and Mountain Today, a bimonthly journal published by Hills and Mountain Forum (HMF), New Delhi and currently is member of editorial committee of Social Change, a peer reviewed multidisciplinary journal published by Council for Social Development. Born and brought up in rural Darjeeling Himalaya, Vimal Khawas has an inherent fondness to work on issues pertaining to environment and development dynamics of the Eastern Himalaya.

Mr. Khawas recommends:
Ives and Messerli (1989): The Himalayan Dilemma: Reconciling Development and Conservation, ROUTLEDGE : London and New York.

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Mr. Khawas has (co)authored: