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Uma Purushothaman

Uma Purushothaman
Uma Purushothaman
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for the Study of the Americas,
School of International Studies
Room No
319, SIS-I
Email
umapurushothaman@mail.jnu.ac.in
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

PhD, M.Phil and NET

Areas of Interest/Specialization

US domestic and foreign policies, Great powers, Foreign Aid, soft power

Experience

8 years of teaching experience
5 years of research experience

Awards & Honours

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International Collaboration/Consultancy

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Best Peer Reviewed Publications

  1. The Impact of Climate Change on India-Russia Relations (with Reinhart Philip). MGIMO Review of International Relations. 2023;16(2).pp.176-197.

  2. The Role of Indian Soft Power in Indo-US Relations (with Anagha Babu). Gandhi Marg. Volume 44, Issue 1, April-June 2022. pp.63-82.

  3. The Politics of the Covid-19 Pandemic in India (with John S Moolakkattu), Social Sciences, MDPI, 10:381. 2021.

  4. A Tale of Many Roads: India’s Approach to Connectivity Projects in Eurasia (with Nandan Unnikrishnan). India Quarterly (75 (1), March 2019. pp. 69-86.

  5. "Russia in Middle East: Playing the Long Game?" (with Nandan Unnikrishnan). India Quarterly. 73(2), 2017. pp. 251-258.

  6. Indian and American Perspectives on Food Security. International Studies (SAGE). Vol. 48, No. 3&4, 2011. pp. 281–303.

  7. American Shadow over India-Iran Relations. Strategic Analysis. November-December 2012, vol. 36(6). pp. 899-910.

  8. Role of the Indian Political System in Shaping India’s Nuclear Policy (with Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan). International Journal of Nuclear Law. Vol. 3, No. 4, 2012. pp.246–258.

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Locating India in the Global Development Assistance Architecture. New Delhi: KW Publishers and ICWA. 2024. ISBN: 978-93-94915-83-1

Patents (if any)

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