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Srikanth Kondapalli

Srikanth Kondapalli

Srikanth Kondapalli
Srikanth Kondapalli
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for East Asian Studies,
School of International Studies
Off. Phone
011- 2670 4341 / 2670 4346
Email
srikanth@mail.jnu.ac.in, srikondapalli@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications
  • Ph.D. SIS, JNU in 1995
  • M.Phil, SIS, JNU in 1989
  • Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow at People’s University 1997
Areas of Interest/Specialization
  • China’s Foreign & Security Policies
Experience
  • Dean, SIS, JNU since February 2022
  • Chairman, CEAS, SIS, JNU from 2008-10; 2012 -14, 2016-18 and 2018-2020
  • MP-IDSA Researcher, 1995-99; Research Officer 1998-99; and Research Fellow, 1999-2006
  • Associate Professor, CEAS, SIS, JNU 2006-08
  • Professor, CEAS, SIS, JNU 2008 to the present
  • Visiting Professor at Shandong University (Jinan and Qingdao campuses), Jilin University (Changchun), Yunnan Finance and Economics University (Kunming), National Chengchi University (Taipei)
  • Visiting Fellow at China Institute for Contemporary International Relations, Beijing, May 2007
  • Non-Resident Senior Fellow at People’s University, Beijing since 2014
Awards & Honours
  • Recipient of MP-IDSA’s K Subramanyam Award for Excellence in Research in Security and Strategic Studies 2010
  • Resident Scholar at Stella & Maris College, Chennai January 2009
  • Advisory Board member of Society for Indian Ocean Studies, Delhi from 2010
  • Associate Member, IDSA from 1994
  • Life Member of United Services Institution
  • Distinguished Fellow of Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi from 2010
  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board, “Global Power Shift: Comparative Analysis and Perspectives” edited book series published by Springer since 2011
  • Member, Editorial Board, Tamkhang University Journal (Taipei) since 2011
  • Mentor Member Sanchi University Buddhist-Indic Studies, Bhopal November 2012-
  • Editorial Board Member of Chinese Quarterly of International Strategic Studies (Shanghai) from 2014
  • Managing Editor of JNU SIS Journal International Studies from July 2021
  • Trustee of Foundation for Non-Violent Alternatives June 2021
  • Distinguished Fellow at Vivekananda International Foundation since August 2021
International Collaboration/Consultancy
  • IDSA Research projects on “China’s Armed Forces” from 1999-2001 and “China’s National Defence Strategy” from 2001-2005 and “Security Initiatives in Enhancing National Power: China in Asia” from 2005 to 2006
  • Part of a research project for Defence Research & Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi on Chinese Military
  • Coordinator of the Fifth Asian Security Conference with the theme “Asian Security and China in 2000-2010” from January 27-29, 2003.
  • Coordinator of the First Round Table Conference between IDSA and National Chengchi University, Taipei from September 10-11, 2003 at New Delhi
  • Coordinator of the Third Round Table Conference between IDSA and National Chengchi University, Taipei on December 7-8, 2005 at New Delhi
Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  • “Chinese Military Eyes Southern Asia” in Andrew Scobell and Larry Wortzel eds. The PLA Shapes the Future Security Environment (Carlisle Barracks, PA: US Army War College & The Heritage Foundation, October 2006) pp.197-282 at http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB709.pdf
  • “Rise of China and territorial disputes” in Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao and Cheng-yi Lin editors Rise of China: Beijing’s Strategies and implications for the Asia-Pacific (London: Routledge, 2009) pp. 148-67
  • “China and Transnational Maritime Security Challenges” in Mohan Malik Ed. Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific: China, India, and US Perspectives (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014)
  • “Perception and Strategic Reality in India-China Relations” in Thomas Fingar Ed) The New Great Game- China and South and Central Asia in the era of Reform (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2016) pp. 93-115
  • “The Indus Basin: The Potential for basin-Wide management Between China and Its Himalayan Neighbours India and Pakistan” in Zafar Adeel and Robert G Wirsing, Eds, Imagining Industan: Overcoming Water Insecurity in the Indus Basin (Springer, 2016) pp. 159-76
  • “Regional Multilateralism with Chinese Characteristics” in David Shambaugh Ed. China & the World (New York: Oxford University Press, 2020) pp. 313-42
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  • “Securing the Periphery: China-North Korea Relations” Korean Institute for National Unification, (Seoul) vol. 15 no. 2 (2006) pp. 70-94
  • “Weapons of Mass Destruction Transfers in Asia: An Analysis” International Studies (New Delhi) vol. 45 no.1 (2008) pp.45-73
  • “China's World View & Policies towards India” Tamkang Journal of International Affairs vol. no. (2011)
  • “India's Interactions with East Asia: Opportunities and Challenges” International Studies (2010) Vol. 47 Nos 2-4 pp. 305-21
  • “United States—China Relations: Prospects during Xi—Biden Tenure” [Вестник РУДН. Серия: МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ] Vestnik RUDN. International Relations 2021 Vol. 21 No. 2 pp. 279—287 website [http://journals.rudn.ru/international‐relations]

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.