Stephen P Cohen laid the foundation for South Asian security studies | The Indian Express

Stephen P Cohen laid the foundation for South Asian security studies | The Indian Express

Written by Kanti Bajpai |Updated: October 30, 2019 3:49:48 pm

The writer is professor and Wilmar Chair in Asian Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

Stephen P Cohen laid the foundation for South Asian security studies

Stephen P Cohen inspired not just by being a driven scholar, mentor, and institution builder. He inspired by his many sterling human qualities that became apparent as you got to know him.

Stephen P Cohen passed away at 83. (1936-2019)

Stephen Philip Cohen, Emeritus Professor of History and Political Science at the University of Illinois, and Senior Fellow Emeritus of the Brookings Institution died on Sunday. In his passing, South Asian security studies has lost a foundational scholar, teacher-mentor, and institution-builder. For nearly 50 years, from the publication of his classic on the Indian Army, he was an inescapable reference point.