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Prof Tansen Sen commenced his appointment as a Visiting Professor and Chair of the Nalanda Professorship in India-China Studies with effect from 1 April 2026. Prof Sen is Professor of history; the Director of the Center for Global Asia at New York University Shanghai; and Associated Full Professor at NYU. He is the author of Buddhism, Diplomacy, and Trade: The Realignment of Sino-Indian Relations, 600-1400 and India, China, and the World: A Connected History. He also edited Buddhism Across Asia, and co-edited Travelling Pasts: The Politics of Cultural Heritage in the Indian Ocean World and Beyond Pan-Asianism: Connecting China and India, 1840s–1960s.