Md Nazrul Islam holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Hong Kong and an MSc in Community Health and Health Management from Heidelberg University in Germany. With over twenty years of teaching and research experience, he has worked at various universities across Asia, Germany, Canada, and Australia. His research expertise spans Asian philosophy, Asian medicine (including TCM and Ayurveda), South Asian history, and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. He is the author or editor of six books, as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters.