PK Khup Hangzo is an Associate Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation with a focus on internal security. Mr. Hangzo has a master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He acquired this degree in 2010 through the Research Analyst Study Award, a fully funded scholarship offered by NTU.
Mr. Hangzo has also previous work experience as a Research Analyst and an Associate Research Fellow at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies at RSIS, NTU, Singapore from 2008-2014. His research interests includes transnational crime (human trafficking, drug trafficking, wildlife trafficking, and arms trafficking), ethnic conflicts and insurgencies, and the geopolitics of transboundary rivers.