Vrushal Trimbak Ghoble | Welcome to Jawaharlal Nehru University

Vrushal Trimbak Ghoble

Associate Professor

Centre/School/Special Centre

Centre for West Asian Studies,

School of International Studies

Room No

304, SIS-I

Off. Phone

011-26704372

vrushal_jnu[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in, ghoble[at]mail[dot]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in

Personal Webpage

http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/ghoble/cv.pdf

Qualifications

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Areas of Interest/Specialization

West Asian (Middle East) geopolitics and geo-economics - energy, multipolarity, etc.; broadly West Asia in International Affairs.

Experience

Dr. Ghoble has been teaching since 2012. He joined JNU as a faculty of West Asia in the Centre for West Asian Studies (CWAS) / School of International Studies (SIS) in the year 2015. Currently, he is Associate Professor at the Centre.

Awards & Honours

He has been Article Reviewer for various Journals

He was invited as a guest of the European Parliament (EP) and European Commission (EC) within the framework of the European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP) (in 2019). The costs of the visit was covered by both the EU institutions.

He has been a member of various academic bodies of the Centre/School/University, such as the Academic Council (AC), Board of Studies (BoS), and SFC Chair.

International Collaboration/Consultancy

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

"Saudi Arabia–Iran Contention and the Role of Foreign Actors", Strategic Analysis, Volume 43, Number 1, March 2019, pp. 42 - 53. Available at, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09700161.2019.1573772?needAccess=true

"Iran's Prospects of Return to the Gas Market and Other Stakeholders", Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Special Issue: 'Belt and Road Initiative and the Middle East Economy', Volume 11, Number 3, September 2017, pp. 80 - 89. Available at, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/25765949.2017.12023311

"Making of Syrian Crisis: The Energy Factor", International Studies, Volume 52, Issue 1 - 4, January - October 2015, First Published: December 21, 2017, pp. 38 - 52. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0020881717714676

“Diaspora as a Catalyst in India-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cooperation”, Co – Authored with Jajati K. Pattnaik, and Chandan K. Panda, Diaspora Studies published by BRILL, Vol. 17, Issue: 3, Published Online: May 2024. Pp. 281 – 301.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/09763457-bja10097
https://brill.com/view/journals/bdia/aop/article-10.1163-09763457-bja10097/article-10.1163-09763457-bja10097.xml

"Political Economy of Geoeconomic Shift in Saudi Arabia", Co – Authored with Prof. Girijesh Pant, Journal of West Asian Studies, Vol. 35, Issue: January – December 2023, pp. 01 - 16. Available at, https://amu.ac.in/department/west-asian-studies-and-north-african-studies/journals

"Geopolitics of the Lebanese Crisis: Economic and Energy Perspectives", E-International Relations (E-IR) (Open Access Website), February 7, 2018. Available at, http://www.e-ir.info/2018/02/07/geopolitics-of-the-lebanese-crisis-economic-and-energy-perspectives/

"India - Gulf Relations: Ports, Energy and Other Trade", Forum for Integrated National Security (FINS) Journal of Diplomacy & Strategy, Vol. 3, Issue 4, July - September 2020. Available at, https://finsindia.org/journal/july-september-2020-issue-4-vol-3/

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Authored book: West Asia and the World: Geopolitical Shifts, Multipolarity and Energy Development, Primus Books, Delhi, India, First Published in January 2023. (Hardback - ISBN: 978-93-5687-049-9).

“India’s Energy Equation with West Asia since the Arab Unrest”, in India’s Approach To West Asia: Trends, Challenges and Possibilities, Sujan Chinoy and Prasanta Kumar Pradhan (Eds.), Published by Pentagon Press LLP, New Delhi, February 2024, pp. 98 – 111.

“Saudi Arabia After the Arab Spring: The Oil Era and Reforms”, in Arab Spring and Its Legacies, Prof. Mujib Alam and Prof. Sujata Ashwarya (Eds.), Routledge Publishers, 270 Pages, 01st Edition, 07th June 2024, pp. 122 – 133.

Patents (if any)