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Aparna Sawhney

Aparna Sawhney

Aparna Sawhney
Aparna Sawhney
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for International Trade & Development
School of International Studies
Room No
109, SIS-II
Off. Phone
011-26704389/26704339
Email
asawhney@mail.jnu.ac.in
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/asawhney
Qualifications

Ph.D. (Economics) 1995, Columbia University 

Areas of Interest/Specialization

* International Trade and Environment
* Climate Change
* Renewable Energy
* WTO negotiations in environmental goods and services. 

Experience

* Professor, Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University (since 2012)
* Associate Professor, Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University (2006-2012)
* Visiting Scholar, Institute of Environment and Sustainability and Luskin Center for Innovation (jointly), University of California Los Angeles (January-July, 2011)
* Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Social Science, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (2001-2006)
* Visiting Faculty: CITD, Jawaharlal Nehru University (1997-99) and IIM Bangalore (2000-01)
* Senior Economist, Environmental Policy Cell, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (1996-98).
* Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, Columbia University (1992-95) 

Awards & Honours

* Member, Advisory Committee on Trade and Environment Issues, Trade Policy Division, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, (2016-18)
* External Expert, Consultative Committee on Trade and Environment, the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India (2007-present).
* Senior Visiting Fellowship, Department of Economics, University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Berlin, (2012). (Not availed)
* President`s Fellow, Columbia University (1991-95).
* University Fellowship, Columbia University (1990-91).
* Prof. Naqwi Memorial Scholarship, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University (1988-90).
* Merit Scholarship, National Scholarship Scheme of the Government of India, 1988-90. 
* Pradip Kumar Ghosh Memorial Prize, Lady Brabourne College, (1987). 

International Collaboration/Consultancy

* “Regional Cooperation Strategy to Support Scaling-up of Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies in SAARC Member Countries”, study commissioned by International Food Policy Institute, 2024.
* “Climate Change and Technology Transfer”, study commissioned by the World Bank, 2009-10.
* Collaborative Research (with Meeta Mehra, Rashmi Rastogi and Piskulova Natalia A.) on “International Trade and Carbon Leakage: An Analytical Framework for India and Russia”, prepared for Virtual Institute, UNCTAD, 2010. 
* “Indian Perspective on Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency” (with Meeta Mehra), commissioned by IDRC and Indian Council for Research on International Economic Research, New Delhi, 2010. 
* “India-EU Trade and Investment Agreement: Environmental Services Sector Study”, commissioned by the Ministry of Commerce and Indian Council for Research on International Economic Research, New Delhi, (2008).
* “Why SAFTA?”, strategy paper commissioned by the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, and CUTS India, 2007.
* “An Evaluation of Domestic and Trade Policies in Building Environmental Services Capacity in Asia: Balancing Diverse Interests and Priorities”, commissioned by International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva, 2005-06.
* WTO-Related Matters in Trade and Environment: Relationship between WTO Rules and Multilateral Environmental Agreements, commissioned by Ministry of Commerce and Indian Council for Research on International Economic Research, New Delhi, 2004.
* “Liberalization of Environmental Services”, policy paper commissioned by UNCTAD and TERI, - submitted as India’s Country Paper at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, 2003. 
* “Trade in Environmental Services: Opportunities and Constraints” (with Rupa Chanda) commissioned by Ministry of Commerce and Indian Council for Research on International Economic Research, New Delhi, 2003.
* “Environment and Trade: Emerging Issues for Asia”, research paper commissioned by the European Commission and the Economic Planning Unit of Malaysia and Asian Pacific Development Centre, 2001. 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

* “Is India Specializing in Polluting Industries?” (with Rashmi Rastogi), The World Economy, Volume 38(2): 360-378, (2015).

* "Development Policy Implications for Growth and Regional Inequality in a Small Open Economy: The Indian Case" (with Alokesh Barua), Review of Development Economics, Volume 19(3): 695-709, (2015).

* "Examining the Regional Pattern of Renewable Energy CDM Power Projects in India" (with M. Rahul), Energy Economics, Volume 42: 240-247, (2014).

*"Renewable Energy Policy: Addressing Climate Mitigation in India" Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Volume 7, Number 2: 296-312, (2013)

* “Understanding Cross-National trends in High-Tech Renewable Power Equipment Exports to the United States” (with Matthew Kahn), Energy Policy, Volume 46: 308-318, (2012)

* “Quality Measures in Food Trade: The Indian Experience”, The World Economy, Blackwell Publishing Volume 28 (3): 329-348, 2005.

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

* “Understanding the Structural Decomposition Analysis of Export-Generated Employment in India”, (with Prithu Sharma), Economic Systems Research (2024)

* “Striving towards a circular economy: climate policy and renewable energy in India”, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Volume 23, Issue 2, pages 491-499, (2021)

* “Sustainability and Comprehensive Wealth Accounting: The Case of India”, (with Priti Agarwal), Environment, Development and Sustainability, Volume 23, Issue 3: pages 3762-3786, (2021)

* “Manufacturing agglomeration and export dynamics across Indian states”, (with Piyali Majumder), Indian Economic Review, Volume 55, Issue 1, pages 2-26, (2020)

* “'FDI in Indian Manufacturing: Whither high-tech industries?”', (with Rashmi Rastogi), Economics Bulletin, Volume 39, Issue 3, pages 2192-2209, (2019)

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.