Varaprasad S. Dolla is Associate Professor in Chinese Studies at the Centre. Currently teaches two courses on Chinese history and science & technology. He taught courses on Chinese foreign policy and political system earlier. He has been guiding M. Phil and doctoral students in their research for over a decade. He was ASIA (Asian Studies in Asia) Fellow at Peking University, Beijing in 2004. He has published research papers in journals and books besides presenting papers in the international and national conferences.

Courses Offered

1. Science and Technology in China's Development
2. Themes and Issues in Chinese History

Academic Antecedents       

Ph.D. Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2000. Science and Technology Policies in China since 1978.                                              

M. Phil. Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1994. Science and Ideology in Deng’s China.

M. A. University of Hyderabad, History, 1991.

Academic Position

Assistant Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1997 to 2001.

Assistant Professor, (Senior Scale), Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2001 to 2006. 

Associate Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2006 to present.

Research Interests

       1. Contemporary Chinese Science and Technology
       2. Modern History of China
       3. Unification of China
       4. Domestic Politics in China 

Teaching Fields

       M. Phil Programme
          1. Issues and Themes in Chinese History, 1840-1949.
          2. Science and Technology in China’s Development.

Awards / Fellowships

1. ASIA (Asian Studies In Asia) Fellow Award from Asian Scholarship Foundation funded by Ford Foundation to conduct research on The Tao of Science and State in Post-Mao China for nine months in China in 2004.

2. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fellowship for Doctoral Studies by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund in 1996 (Could not avail since I took up the current teaching assignment).

3. Junior and Senior Research Fellowship by the University Grants Commission.

Publications

   Journals Articles

1. “Chinese Unification Model of Hong Kong: History, Colonization and Decolonization”, International Studies, vol. 34, no. 4, 1997, pp. 393-408.
2. “Science and Technology Cooperation between India and China”, International   Studies, vol. 42, nos. 3 & 4, July-December 2005, pp. 307-327.
3.  “Technology Transfer in Sino-Japanese Relations: The Context, Conflict and Cooperation”, China Report, vol. 44, no. 2, 2008, pp. 153-174. 
4. “Agricultural Science and Technology in China: A Three Decade Review of Policy and Progress”, Journal of Science and Technology Policy in China, vol. 2, no. 1, 2011, pp. 79-93.
5. “Technology Trade in India-China Relations: Divergent Dynamics and Implications”, Journal of International Affairs, vol. 64, no. 2, 2011, pp. 125-141.

Chapters in Book

1. “Science and Technology in Deng’s China”, in Kanti Bajpai and Amitabh Matto ed., The Dragon and the Peacock: India–China Relations in the Twenty First Century. (New Delhi: Har-Anand Publication Pvt. Ltd., 2000), pp. 124-145.
2. “Civilian Technology Transfers”, in Swaran Singh, ed., China-Pakistan Strategic Cooperation: Indian Perspectives (New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2007), pp. 275-299.
3. “Domestic Politics in Contemporary China: Ideas, Institutions and Issues”, in Harsh V. Pant, The Rise of China: Implications for India (New Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press, 2011), pp. 53-84.
4. “Science, Technology and Development in Asia: Implications for Security and Foreign Policy”, in Madhu Bhalla, ed., Asian Politics: Shaping Domestic and Foreign Policy (forthcoming 2011).

Conference Proceedings

1. “Civilian Technology Transfer between China and Pakistan”, in Proceedings of One-Day International Seminar, Area Study Centre, University of Sindh, September 2005, pp. 55-69.

Newspaper and Magazine Article

1. “From Economic Interdependence to Integration”, The Economic Times, Thursday, 3 July 1997.
2. “Science Diplomacy”, Public Diplomacy, (Los Angeles) Summer 2010, pp. 19-20.

   Book Reviews

1. Xin Liu, In One’s Own Shadow: An Ethnographic Account of Post-Reform Rural China (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000) in China Report, vol. 38, no. 3, 2002, pp.430-434.
2. Daya Kishan Thussu, International Communication: Continuity and Change (London: Edward Arnold Publishers, 2000) in International Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, 2003, pp. 101-104.
3. Jon Sigurdson with Jiang Jiang and et al, Technological Superpower China (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2005) in China Report (Forthcoming).

    Research Report

1. “The Tao of Science and State in Post-Mao China: An Inquiry into their Interaction”, submitted to Asian Scholarship Foundation, Funded by Ford Foundation, 2005, Bangkok, pp. 30.  

Research Papers Presented in Conferences

      International

1. “Clash of Ideologies: Science and State in Deng’s China” at a Symposium on Ideology and Science in the University of California, Berkeley on 19th of October 2001.
2. “Innovation, Development and the Poor: A Comparative Analysis of India and China,” at the Second GLOBELICS Conference: Innovation Systems and Development: Challenges and Opportunities in Beijing on 19th October 2004.
3. “The Tao of Science and State in Post-Mao China: An Inquiry into their Interaction” at Asian Scholarship Foundation Conference, Asian Constructs of Social Change: Translating Traditions, Creating the New on 26th and 27th of July 2005 in Bangkok.
4. “Civilian Technology Transfer between China and Pakistan”, on Pakistan-China Relations in Changing Regional and Global Scenario at University of Sindh, Jamsharo, Pakistan on 29 September 2005.
5. “Science, Technology and Development in Asia: Implications for Security and Foreign Policy”, Asian Politics: Shaping Foreign and Domestic Policy Organized by School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and the Department of East Asian Studies, Delhi University, New Delhi, 6-7th March 2006.
6. “Information and Communication Technologies in Strategic Relations between India, China and Russia: Divergences and Convergence”,  International Strategic Dialogue among the Scholars from China, Russia and India organized by the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing on 2nd November 2006.
7. “S&T Cooperation in India-China Relations: Trends, Problems and Prospects”, Center on Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 4th February 2010.

National

8. “Technology Transfer in Sino-Japanese Relations: Rivalry or Partnership?” presented at JNU-ICSSR Seminar, Japan and East Asia: Implications of Rapid Change for India, New Delhi, 23 February 2005.
9. “Chinese Society and Polity in Transition” at a Conference on China’s Political, Socio-Economic, Military & Foreign Policy Dynamics and its Impact on Major Powers organized by ORF in New Delhi on 21 July 2006.

Lectures outside the University

1. Glimpses of Chinese History for the Youth Delegation visiting China on 6th October 2006.
2. Information and Communication Technologies in India and China for the Youth Delegation visiting China on 7th October 2006.
3. Science and Technology Development in India for MBA students from South Korea on 22nd December 2007.
4. Educating the Partially Educated to the students of JJ College in Hyderabad on 4th June 2011.

Research Supervision

• Ten M. Phil and three Ph. D students have been awarded their respective degrees under my supervision.
• One Ph. D student submitted his thesis and is waiting for the reports.
• Currently seven students are at various stages of writing their Ph. D theses.

Other Academic Activities in the University

1. Accompanied MA students on an educational trip in 1998.
2. While teaching/coordinating Research Methodology Course during 1998-2001 I introduced the concept of M. Phil and Ph. D synopses presentation in the Centre, which is continuing even today.
3. Coordinated MA, SIS entrance exam scripts evaluation for the 2002-2003 admissions.
4. The first Seminar Convener of the Centre during 2005-2006.
5. Member of the International Studies (Sage) journal published by the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University since 2003.
6. Member of the Academic Council (2006-2008).
7. Member of the Committee on Advanced Studies and Research of the School of International Studies (2007-2009). 
   

Academic Activities outside the University

Interviewed by

China Radio International,

Deustch Welle,

Bloomberg,

Gulf News.