Reflections of an Unconventional Mind

Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit is distinguished academic and administrator currently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She completed her education at Presidency College, Chennai, before earning her MPhil and PhD in International Politics from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Prof. Pandit began her teaching career at Goa University (1988), followed by her long stint at Savitribai Phule Pune University as a professor. Her major works include Parliament and Foreign Policy in India (1990) and Restructuring Environmental Governance in Asia-Ethics and Policy (2003). She has co-authored and edited multiple volumes, including Transformation of India’s Foreign Policy: Shaping the Global Order as a Responsible Power (2024).

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