Dr. Rayees is currently Assistant Professor of Political Science at SVKM’s NMIMS Indore, India. He holds Ph.D in Political Science from University of Hyderabad. He also holds M.Phil in Political Science from University of Hyderabad. His area of interest in teaching and research includes India’s Foreign policy, Indian Federalism, politics in South Asia, politics of identity, political theory. His research papers are published in several international and national journals. He has presented research papers at various forums. He has been awarded ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship.