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Chintamani Mahapatra

Chintamani Mahapatra

Chintamani Mahapatra
Chintamani Mahapatra
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies,
School of International Studies
Room No
36
Off. Phone
011-26704336
Residence
09810705111
Email
chintamani@mail.jnu.ac.in , prof.chintamanimahapatra@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

Ph.D.

Areas of Interest/Specialization

American Studies, US foreign and National Security Policy, International Security, Asian Security, Globalization etc.

Experience

above 37 years of research and 18 years of teaching experience; have participated in Track II diplomacy

Awards & Honours

Tagore Chir Professor at Yunnan University, Fulbright Scholar, Commonwealth Scholar, Foreign Policy Fellow, University of Maryland, Visiting Fellow, Australian Defense Studies Centre; Salzburg Seminar Fellow

Best Peer Reviewed Publications (upto 5)

1. ) "The US Response to Instability in South Korea", in Caroline Thomas and P. Saravanamuttas, ed., State and Instability in the South (London, Macmillan, 1989). 

2.) "Sino-US Relations: Rhetoric and Reality", in Alexi Voskrosenski, ed., Redefining the Triangle: USA, Russia and China (New York, Nova Publishers, 1995). 

3.) "Political Trends in Southern Asia", Gran Via Minotauro Cipango (Madrid), February 1996.

4.) "Cooperative Efforts in the Indian Ocean Region", submitted to the Australian Defence Studies Centre, Australian Defence Force Academy, as part of the requirement of my association as a visiting Fellow, 1995. (It has been published by the ADSC as a working Paper in August 1996).

5.) "Bush’s II Term: What It Means for Asia?" Asian Affairs (London), November 2004. 

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books (upto 3)

US Approach to the Islamic World: Implications for India (New Delhi, Academic Foundation, 2009)

"The Muslim Factor in Indo-US Relations," Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, vol.1, no.4, Oct - Dec 2006.

"US Response to Emerging Trends in Asia," International Studies, 2004. 

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.