Nawaljeet Singh Rayar is Associate Research Fellow with the Malaysia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). He received his BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from National University of Singapore and MSc. in International Relations from RSIS. His research interests span disciplines to include international relations theory, post-structuralism, critical theory in states, societies and politics, understanding the layers of bias in modern societies, Malaysia’s foreign policy and Malaysia-Singapore relations.

• International relations theory
• Post-structuralism, critical theory
• Malaysian foreign policy
• Malaysia-Singapore relations

Commentaries

• EAST OR WEST: HOW ANWAR IBRAHIM DECIDES?

  17 April, 2023

• Anwar Seeks New Old Friend in Indonesia

  19 January, 2023

• Malaysian Chinese Federal Representation: Limited Prospects?

  16 April, 2021

• Malaysia-China Relations: An Upward Trajectory?

  29 August, 2019

IDSS Paper

• IP24022 | Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025

  05 March, 2024

• IP24005 | The Impact of Anwar’s Support for Palestine on US-Malaysia Relations

  18 January, 2024

• IP23035 | Malaysia’s Role in South Thailand: What’s at Stake

  14 April, 2023

• IP22021 | Managing the Optics of Malaysia's Relations with the U.S.

  30 March, 2022

• IP21014 | The FPDA and Malaysia's Geopolitical Considerations

  09 November, 2021

Op-Eds

• “Intense politicking persist beneath truce between Malaysia’s ruling coalition and opposition”, CNA, 21 September 2021
• “Chinese Plane Incident — Malaysia Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place”, TODAY, 14 June 2021