Nawaljeet Singh Rayar is Associate Research Fellow with the Malaysia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). He received his BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from National University of Singapore and MSc. in International Relations from RSIS. His research interests span disciplines to include international relations theory, post-structuralism, critical theory in states, societies and politics, understanding the layers of bias in modern societies, Malaysia’s foreign policy and Malaysia-Singapore relations.