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Nanda Kumar Janardhanan

Nanda Kumar Janardhanan

Nanda Kumar Janardhanan
Nanda Kumar Janardhanan
Assistant Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Energy Studies Programme
School of International Studies
Room No
232, School of International Studies-1
Email
nandakumar@mail.jnu.ac.in, nanduj123@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

Degree
PhD. (Energy Policy of China), University of Delhi; 
MPhil. (East Asian Studies) University of Delhi; 
M.A., (Politics and International Relations), Pondicherry University; 
B.Sc. University of Kerala. 

Diploma
Advanced Intensive Diploma (2000) in Chinese Language, University of Delhi. 

Certificate courses
Certificate (2014) ‘Energy Sector Strategies to Support Green Growth’, (e-Learning), World Bank Institute.
Certificate (2013) ‘Low Emissions Development’, (e-Learning), World Bank Institute.
Certificate- Chinese Language (2013) Confidence Chinese, Certificate course conducted by Confucius Centre, Manchester University

Professional Trainings
Nuclear Energy Management conducted by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy.
Nuclear Knowledge Management conducted by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy.

Areas of Interest/Specialization
Experience in teaching, cross-disciplinary policy research, consulting and market research in the areas of energy security and geopolitics, nuclear power sector, renewable energy policy, climate policy and low carbon development. 
Experience

Visiting Senior Lecturer (Since 2018) Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto
Fellow (Adjunct)-(Since 2018) Institute for Australia India Engagement, Brisbane, Australia
Fellow (Adjunct)-(Since 2015) Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan 
Regional Coordinator- Research and Operations (2015) Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan;
Fellow - MIT Climate CoLab (2014-2015), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); 
Lecturing Staff (2013-2015) Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance, University of Strathclyde, Scotland; 
Fellow (Adjunct)- (Since 2013) Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi;
Fellow - Climate and Energy (2013-2015) Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan; 
Energy Specialist (Policy Research) - (2010-2013) Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan; 
Associate Project Manager-Energy, (2007-2010) GlobalData- DMV Business and Market Research, Hyderabad, India; 
Visiting Fellow- (2006-2007) Japan Institute of International Affairs, Japan; 
Research Assistant- (Energy and Environmental Cluster) (2003-2007) Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, India; 
Research Associate- (2000-2001) Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, India.

Awards & Honours

2013: IGES Fellow
2006: JIIA Fellow

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Janardhanan, N., 2017. Energy Transition in India: Role of Climate Change Policies in Energy Security. International Studies, 54(1-4), pp.231-249.
Janardhanan, N., 2015. India–China Energy Geopolitics: Dominating Alternative Energy Market in Pacific Asia. International Studies, 52(1-4), pp.66-85. 
(Co-authored), 2017. Low Carbon Governance in Indonesia and India: A Comparative Analysis with Recommendations. Procedia Engineering, 198, pp.570-588.
Janardhanan, N., 2009. China's search for energy and its strategy towards Central Asia. International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 3(2), pp.102-107.
Sino-Indian Cooperation in the Search for Overseas Petroleum Resources- Prospects and Implications for India, International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Vol 1, Issue 1, (2007), pp. 84-95.

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Book Chapter: (Co-authored) (2018). Asia’s response to climate change: Reshaping policies to promote low carbon development, In Bhattacharya, S. (eds) Routledge Handbook of Energy in Asia 
Book Chapter: (Co-authored) (2018) Survey of the Climate Policy Landscape in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan: How Global Institutions Interact with National Responses, In Bhattacharya, S. (Eds) Routledge Handbook of Energy in Asia
Book: Janardhanan, N. (Eds). Resurgence of Nuclear Power in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges Under Publication with SPRINGER (2017)
Book Chapter (2017). Nuclear Power and Climate Change Mitigation: Search for Low-Carbon Energy Mix in Asia, Janardhanan, N. (Eds). Resurgence of Nuclear Power in Asia: opportunities and Challenges, Springer
Book Chapter: Global Energy Geopolitics and the Strategy of Chinese Oil Corporates, in V.R. Raghavan (eds), Emerging Challenges to Energy Security in the Asia Pacific, MacMillan, New Delhi, 2010

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.