By: Zahoor Hussain Bhat

Chandler Compton arrived in New Delhi in November 2024 as a Fulbright-Nehru scholar to research India’s role in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad), and study Hindi through a Critical Language Enhancement Award. Under the direction of Shankari Sundararaman, chair of the Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, Compton’s research will identify strategies for the Quad members—the United States, Australia, India and Japan—to build resilient, sustainable supply chains that enhance economic growth and geopolitical stability in the region.

Compton, who earned a bachelor’s degree in international affairs and English from Wofford College in South Carolina, served as a logistics officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and completed his active-duty service in November 2024. While stationed in Mount Fuji and Okinawa, Japan, Compton led logistics operations and collaborated with American partners across the Indo-Pacific region.

Excerpts from an interview.

What........

© Kashmir Images