Professor Verma’s main research interest is Chinese foreign and security policy in the Asia-Pacific region, notably between India, China, and the US. He is interested in the political economy of the Eurasian region with a focus on Grand strategy and emerging world order, notably with a neoclassical realist perspective. 

Professor Verma teaches three main subjects, namely Economics, Research Methods and International Relations. His teaching interest are in comparative political systems and political economy, with a an emphasis on Foreign Policy Analysis and International Security of Emerging Powers: US, China, Russia, India, Japan, Brazil and South Africa.