IDEAS Advisory Council

Our Council of Advisors is constituted of a distinguished and diverse group of scholars, practitioners, policymakers, civil society leaders, and experts who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience from various fields of research, industry, and academia. In their role as advisors, they will play a critical role in supporting the core research team to broaden the contours of their research vision, and in strategically allowing them to network with other partners and professionals to foster impactful collaborations. Advisors may work dually as mentors and collaborators, both in providing valuable insights and strategic guidance to all constellations under IDEAS. Their diverse perspectives and deep understanding built by experience and interdisciplinarity will ensure that our research remains at the cutting edge and has a meaningful impact on society.

Advisor 1
Ashwini Deshpande

HOD
Department of Economics
Professor
Ashoka University

Advisor 2
Anna Kurian

Faculty Fellow - UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies

Advisor 3
Alex M. Thomas

Associate Professor
Azim Premji University
Council Member
European Society of the History of Economic Thought (ESHET)
Founding Member ISHET

Advisor 1
Amit Basole

Professor
Azim Premji University

Advisor 2
Akash Singh Rathore

Philosopher & Author

Advisor 3
Ajay Gudavarthy

Associate Professor
Jawaharlal Nehru University

Advisor 1
Ashok Kantha

Former Ambassador of India

Advisor 2
Ajay Lele

Deputy Director General
MP Institute for Defense Studies & Analysis

Advisor 3
Ashok Acharya

Professor
Department of Political Science
Delhi University

Advisor 1
Anuj Behal

Research Associate
Housing and Land Rights Network

Advisor 2
Annika Bose Styczynski

Associate Professor & Associate Dean
Jindal School of Government & Policy

Advisor 3
Aleida Borges

Research Fellow
Grassroots Women Leaders
Research Lead
GIWL Changemaker Programme Lead
Visiting Lecturer
African Leadership Centre

Advisor 1
Bhuvaneshwari Raman

Professor
Jindal School of Government & Public Policy

Advisor 2
C. Raj Kumar

Vice Chancellor
O. P. Jindal Global University
Dean
Jindal Global Law School

Advisor 3
Chris Chaplin

Visiting Fellow
Department of Anthropology
London School of Economics and Political Science

Advisor 1
Catalina Ortiz

Associate Professor
Development Planning Unit
University College London

Advisor 2
Denys Philip Leighton

Dean
Jindal School of Language and Literature

Advisor 3
Dipa Sinha

Assistant Professor
Ambedkar University

Advisor 1
David Lewis

Professor of Anthropology and Development
Department of International Development
London School of Economics & Political Science

Advisor 2
Duncan Bartlett

Researcher
SOAS China Institute

Advisor 3
Emily F. Henderson

Professor, Department of Education Studies, Warwick

Advisor 1
Hans Steinmüller

Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
London School of Economics and Political Science

Advisor 2
Hyun Bang Shin

HOD and Professor
Department of Geography and Environment
London School of Economics & Political Science

Advisor 3
Indranil Mukhopadhyay

Professor
Jindal School of Government & Public Policy

Advisor 1
John Sidel

Sir Patrick Gillam Chair in International and Comparative Politics
Department of Government
London School of Economics & Political Science

Advisor 2
Jessica Field

Interdisciplinary Researcher
GRRIPP UK
Former Faculty, University College London

Advisor 3
Jacqueline Lo

Director, Indo-Pacific Research Centre
Murdoch University
Honorary Professor, Australian National University

Advisor 1
Jayan Jose Thomas

Professor of Economics
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Advisor 2
Kent Deng

Professor of Economic History
Department of Economic History
London School of Economics and Political Science

Advisor 3
Khalid Wasim Hassan

Senior Assistant Professor
Department of Politics and Governance
University of Kashmir

Advisor 1
Kaushaf Ghani

Assistant Professor
School of Historical Studies
Nalanda University

Advisor 2
Krishanu Karmakar

Associate Professor & Assistant Dean
Jindal School of Government & Public Policy

Advisor 3
Laura Antona

Assistant Professor in Human Geography
Department of Geography and Environment
London School of Economics & Political Science

Advisor 1
Maitreesh Ghatak

Professor of Economics
London School of Economics
Director
Development Economics Programmes
STICERD

Advisor 2
Mara Nogueira

Lecturer of Urban Geography
School of Social Sciences
Birkbeck University of London

Advisor 3
Maria Bach

Postdoctoral Researcher
Centre Walras-Pareto
University of Lausanne

Advisor 1
Madhu Bhalla

Former Head and Professor
Department of East Asian Studies
University of Delhi

Advisor 2
Mousumi Mukherjee

Associate Professor & Deputy Director
International Institute for Higher Education Research

Advisor 3
Mohan Kumar

Professor of Diplomatic Practice & Dean (Strategic and International Initiatives)
Director
Jindal Global Centre for G20 Studies

Advisor 1
Myfanwy James

Assistant Professor in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies
Department of International Development
London School of Economics

Advisor 2
Mariem Ben Slimane

Lecturer
City University of London

Advisor 3
N. Ramakrishnan

Associate Professor of Practice & Assistant Dean
JSJC
Director
Center for Media Development & Communication Rights

Advisor 1
Nandita Bhan

Professor and Vice Dean
Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development

Advisor 2
Nandini Sundar

Professor of Sociology
Delhi School of Economics
Delhi University

Advisor 3
Nitin Sethi

Journalist and Trustee of The Reporters Collective Trust

Advisor 1
Naresh Singh

Professor and Executive Dean
Jindal School of Government and Public Policy

Advisor 2
Oishik Sircar

Professor
Jindal Global Law School

Advisor 3
Patrick Wallis

Professor of Economic History
Department of Economic History
London School of Economics and Political Science

Advisor 1
Pramod K. Nayar

UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies
Department of English
The University of Hyderabad

Advisor 2
R. Sudarshan

Dean
Jindal School of Government & Public Policy

Advisor 3
Ram B. Ramachandran

Professor and Vice Dean
Jindal School of Banking & Finance

Advisor 1
Rahul K. Gairola

Krishna Somers Senior Lecturer (English and Postcolonial Literature)
Murdoch University
Fellow
Indo-Pacific Research Centre

Advisor 2
Rohini Sen

Associate Professor
Jindal Global Law School

Advisor 3
Rosa Abraham

Assistant Professor
Azim Premji University

Advisor 1
Sharmila Parmanand

Assistant Professor in Gender, Development, and Globalization
Department of Gender Studies
London School of Economics

Advisor 2
Sandhya Drew

Barrister (England & Wales, Northern Ireland)
Senior Lecturer
University of London

Advisor 3
Sukalpa Chakrabarti

Deputy Director & Associate Professor
Symbiosis School of International Studies

Saikat Majumdar
Saikat Majumdar

Professor of English and Creative Writing
Ashoka University

Sophy K. J.
Sophy K. J.

Associate Professor & Director
Centre for Labour Law Research and Advocacy (CLLRA)
NLU Delhi

Sunil Kaul
Sunil Kaul

Founder
The ant

Stephen P. Marks
Stephen P. Marks

Dean
Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development

Shaun Star
Shaun Star

Professor & Associate Dean
Jindal Global Law School
Director, Centre for India Australia Studies

Sreeradha Dutta
Sreeradha Dutta

Professor
Jindal School of International Affairs

Swati Chawla
Swati Chawla

Associate Professor
Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities
Assistant Director, Centre for Learning and Innovative Pedagogy

Silvia Bottega
Silvia Bottega

Associate Professor
Associate Dean, Jindal School of International Affairs

Sudip Patra
Sudip Patra

Associate Professor
Jindal School of Government and Public Policy
Research Fellow, LINPR Italy

Tine Hanrieder
Tine Hanrieder

Associate Professor
Department of International Development
London School of Economics

Toby Green
Toby Green

Professor of Precolonial and Lusophone African History & Culture
King’s College London

Tanushree Sharma
Tanushree Sharma

Professor, Jindal Global Business School
Executive Director, Centre for Learning and Innovative Pedagogy

Tim Forsyth
Tim Forsyth

Professor of Environment and Development
Head of Department, International Development
London School of Economics

Vessilin Popovski
Vessilin Popovski

Vice Dean, Jindal Global Law School

Venu Arora
Venu Arora

Associate Professor of Practice
Jindal School of Journalism & Communication
Director, Center for Media Development & Communication Rights

Robin Cohen
Robin Cohen

Professor Emeritus of Development Studies
University of Oxford

Barbara Harriss-White
Barbara Harriss-White

Professor Emeritus of Development Studies
University of Oxford

David Gellner
David Gellner

Professor Emeritus of Social Anthropology
University of Oxford

Ruben Andersson
Ruben Andersson

Professor of Social Anthropology
University of Oxford

Ezequiel González Ocantos
Ezequiel González Ocantos

Professor of Comparative & Judicial Politics
Professorial Fellow, Nuffield College
University of Oxford

Diego Sánchez-Ancochea
Diego Sánchez-Ancochea

Professor of the Political Economy of Development
University of Oxford

Mark Graham
Mark Graham

Professor of Internet Geography
University of Oxford

Anna-Maria Misra
Anna-Maria Misra

Professor of Global History, Fellow of Keble
University of Oxford

Nikita Sud
Nikita Sud

Professor of the Politics of Development
University of Oxford

Faisal Devji
Faisal Devji

Professor of Indian History
University of Oxford

Jörg Friedrichs
Jörg Friedrichs

Associate Professor of Politics
University of Oxford

Thiruni Kelegama
Thiruni Kelegama

Departmental Lecturer in Modern South Asian Studies
Junior Research Fellow, Wolfson College
University of Oxford

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