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Ankita Dutta

Ankita Dutta

Ankita Dutta
Ankita Dutta
Assistant Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for European Studies,
School of International Studies
Room No
323, SIS-I
Email
ankitadutta@mail.jnu.ac.in, ankita_dutta87@yahoo.co.in
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

Ph.D, Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, JNU
M.Phil, Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, JNU
M.A in Politics (Specialisation in International Relations), School of International Studies, JNU
B.A (Hons), Delhi College for Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, New Delhi

Areas of Interest/Specialization

European Union and Politics
Right-Wing Politics in Europe
India and Europe
International Relations
Indian Foreign Policy

Experience

2022-2023: Fellow for Europe, Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi
2018-2022: Research Fellow for Europe, Indian Council for World Affairs, Sapru House, New Delhi

Awards & Honours

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International Collaboration/Consultancy

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Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  • Ankita Dutta with Nutan Kapoor Mahawar (eds), “Women and Power - Gender within International Relations and Security”, (New Delhi: Macmillan Publishers India Ltd), 2021, ISBN: 978-93-5455-072-0
  • Ankita Dutta, Belt and Road Initiative – Narratives and Counter-Narratives from Europe, in Sanjeev Kumar (ed.), China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Different Regions of the World, KW Publishers, 2022, ISBN No. 9789383445646
  • Ankita Dutta and Stuti Banerjee, The United States and China: The Strategic Competition and Response, in Sanjeev Kumar (ed.), China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Different Regions of the World, KW Publishers, 2022, SBN No. 9789383445646
  • Ankita Dutta, Europe’s Afghanistan Conundrum, in Dr. Nivedita Ray and Dr. Anwesha Ghosh (eds.), Recent Developments in Afghanistan: ICWA Reflections, 2022, ISBN: 9789383445608
  • Ankita Dutta, Unpacking India-EU Economic Cooperation, The 2030 Vision for India’s Economic Diplomacy, ORF Publication, April 2021
  • Ankita Dutta, Ready for a Breakthrough: Prospects of India-EU Maritime Cooperation, for India-EU Engagement, Manipal University, April 2021
  • Ankita Dutta, Drivers of India’s Indo-Pacific Policy, in Adluri Subramanyam Raju (ed.), Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific: India Betwixt, (New Delhi: Studera Press), 2020, ISBN no. 9789385883453
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  • Ankita Dutta, Managing Religious Diversity in Italy, Telos, No. 188, September 2019, pp.70-101
  • Ankita Dutta, “A Divided 'Visegrad Four' Navigates Relations with the European Union,” ORF Occasional Paper No. 414, October 2023, Observer Research Foundation.
  • Ankita Dutta with Ajay Bisaria, Ukraine Crisis: Pathways to Peace, Special Report, Observer Research Foundation, 27 January 2023
  • Ankita Dutta, Why Visegrad 4? – Prospects of India-V4 Cooperation, Sapru House Paper, Indian Council of World Affairs, October 2022, ISBN: 978-93-83445-69-1
  • Ankita Dutta and Sankalp Gurjar, Evolving Geopolitics of the Western Indian Ocean: A Primer from India, Sapru House Paper, Indian Council of World Affairs, May 2021, ISBN: 978-93-83445-56-1
  • Ankita Dutta, Changing Liberal World Order and the European Union, Sapru House Paper, Indian Council of World Affairs, December 2020, ISBN: 978-93-83445-47-9
  • Ankita Dutta and Stuti Banerjee, Discord in the Alliance: Transatlantic Relations and NATO, Sapru House Paper, Indian Council of World Affairs, December 2019, ISBN: 978-93-83445-39-4
Patents (if any)

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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.