Girijesh Pant

Prof. Girijesh Pant is presently National Fellow of Indian Council of Social Science Research. Former, Dean of School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, he has also served as Vice Chancellor at Doon University Uttarakhand and GGD University at Bilaspur. He is also associated with higher academic bodies like University Grant Commission as member of Accreditation Advisory Council, ICSSR project evaluation committee and Indian Council of World Affairs etc. His academic interest includes Development Studies with focus on India, West Asia. Political Economy of Gulf Countries, Political economy of International Energy, India Energy Security, India’s Energy Relations, India’s Economic Relations with GCC countries. Awarded Life Time Achievement Award by Venketeshwar University Tirupati. India, he has been Sr. Fulbright Visiting Scholar, University of Illinois, USA. Traveled widely and participated and contributed papers in number of national and International conferences, journals and books, he is presently working on Energy Transition with reference to India and South Asia.