Prof. K. P. Vijayalakshmi M.Phil., Ph.D.

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Prof. K. P. Vijayalakshmi?is Professor at the Department of Geopolitics and 必威体育betway888 Relations, 必威体育betway888 Academy of Higher Education. She is the Head of the Department.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Ph.D. United States Studies School of 必威体育betway888 Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
M.Phil. United States Studies School of 必威体育betway888 Studies, JNU, New Delhi

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi Member, Executive Council 2021-present
必威体育betway888 Strategic Studies Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru Honorary Adjunct Visiting Faculty 2011-present
Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies, School of 必威体育betway888 Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Professor 2002-2023
Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies, School of 必威体育betway888 Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Chairperson 2011-2013 and 2017-2019
必威体育betway888 Affairs Office, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Chief Adivsor
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Cultural Coordinator
Campus Development Committee, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Chairperson

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Geopolitical trends, Great Power relations, US domestic and foreign policy, Indo-US relations, US-India-China-EU equations, Nuclear issues, Media and elections, Indo-Pacific, Foreign Policy Analysis, Democracies and gender

Area of Expertise

Domestic politics of US, US foreign policy, India-US Defence and Strategic Policies, Export control regimes, Mass media, Diaspora, Federalism, Foreign Policy Analysis and Decisionmaking, US-India-China, Indo-US Strategic Partnership, US and Indian worldview, Democracies and gender

Area of 必威体育betway888

American Worldview, Nuclear issues and strategies, Elections, democracies and gender, US Foreign Policy Analysis and Decisionmaking, Indo-Pacific, US policy towards 必威体育betway888 Asia and Middle East, Vaccine diplomacy, US and China

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Member of

  • 必威体育betway888 Studies Association
  • Editorial board of a number of journals?
  • Advisory board of a number of academic programmes?

Awards, Honours, Grants and Fellowships

  • Olive J. Reddick Award
  • Gilmour Award of the Indian Association of American Studies
  • Ford Foundation Faculty Fellowship (1997)
  • Senior Fulbright Post -Doctoral Fellowship at? University of Maryland
  • Fulbright- Nehru Visiting Faculty,? Bush School? of Government and Public Service, Texas A &M University, USA (2013)
  • Salzburg Seminar Fellowship (thrice)
  • 必威体育betway888 grants of several presidential libraries in the US to conduct primary research
  • Publication grant from ICSSR
  • Government of Karnataka 必威体育betway888 Fellow

Membership/Board

  • Execuitve Council Member, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, New Delhi
  • Member Selection Committee for Faculty in a number of Universities

Key resource person for

  • Academic Staff Colleges at various universities
  • The Army War College
  • Foreign Services Institute
  • Indian Institute of Public Administration

Domain expert to both the print and broadcast media

  • DD News
  • DD Urdu
  • NDTV
  • All India Radio
  • NewsX
  • Puduyugam TV

Vijayalakshmi K. P. (1993),?Communications Across the Borders: The US, the Non-Aligned and the New World Information Order,?Radiant Publishers, New Delhi.

___ (2022), “US Policy towards the Middle East: Impact and Challenges”, in Anil Trigunayat (eds.),?Evolving Security Dynamic in West Asia and India’s Challenges, New Delhi: Pentagon Press.

____ Biden Administration and the Indo-Pacific Axis, National Security, (April - June 2021), Vivekananda 必威体育betway888 Foundation, New Delhi.

____ (2020), " Spread of COVID 19 in the USA and Its Implications for US-China Relations” in Global Implications of Covid-19 Pandemic: Impact on Nations and Societies in World Focus, New Delhi, June 2020, pp. 33-38 (ISSN 2230-8458)

?___(2019) American Perspective on the Indo-Pacific, in Chintamani Mahapatra (ed.),?Rise of the Indo-Pacific: Perspectives, Dimensions and Challenges, New Delhi: Pentagon Press?

___ (2019) “American Perspective on the Indo-Pacific” in Chintamani Mahapatra (ed),?Rise of the Indo-Pacific: Perspectives, Dimensions and Challenges?New Delhi, Pentagon Press.?

____ Synergizing Global Strategic Objectives to Policy: Indo-US Strategic Partnership, UPE-II Scheme, 2016-2019

____?(2017)?Poliheuristic Theory and Indian Foreign Policy Decision Making: Applicability and Limits,?Global Society,?31:2,?199-219,?DOI:?10.1080/13600826.2016.1269311

___ (2017), “The US and Indian Ocean Region: Implications for India”, in Satish Chandra and Baladas Ghoshal (eds.),?The Indo-Pacific Axis: Peace and Prosperity or Conflict?, New Delhi:Manohar Publishers.

____ (2017). India–US Strategic Partnership: Shifting American Perspectives on Engaging India. 必威体育betway888 Studies, 54(1–4), 42–61. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020881718791403?

____?and?Kumar, Arvind?and?Gupta, Sonika?and?Chandrashekar, S?(2006)?Changing Contours of Indo-US Relations (Workshop Report, National Workshop on Indo-US Relations, February 2006) (NIAS Report No. R1-2006).?Report. NIAS, 2006.

____, (2015), "India and US: A New Moment in Strategic Partnership", Debate on Indo-US Strategic Partnership: Current Trends and Expectations", Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, vol. 10, no. 2

____ (2010) US-India Partnership: Crisis Management in the Pandemic Era and Future of the Relationship,?Vivekananda 必威体育betway888 Foundation, New Delhi.

___ (2010),?“American Foreign Policy Towards India and Pakistan, 1993-2008: A Decision Making Approach” in? Sridharan, E.(eds.) ,必威体育betway888 Relations Theory and 必威体育betway888 Asia, volume II,?New Delhi: Oxford University Press.?

____ (2008), "American Worldview: Genesis, History and Evolution: Implications for India",?必威体育betway888 Asian Survey

____ (2008), "Is the Glass Ceiling Still at Work?", Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, 3(4), pp. 18-24,?https://www.jstor.org/stable/45340753?

____, (2009), “Evolution of Indo US nuclear deal” in N.K. Jha, (eds.)?Nuclear Synergy :Beyond Strategic Cooperation.New Delhi, Pentagon Press

___ (2009), "The Question of Gender and Race in American Politics",?GNLU Journal of Law, Politics and Development,?https://gnlu.ac.in/Journal-of-Law-Development-And-Politics/Volume-1-Issue-1?

____ (2007), “Implications of Proliferation Security Initiative for Strategic Stability in 必威体育betway888 Asia-Indian Ocean”, in Lawrence Prabhakar and V.R. Raghavan, (eds.),The Changing Oceanic Landscape in the Indian Ocean Region: Issues and Perspectives of Debate.

____, (2006), "Changing Congressional Perceptions towards India", in Kulwant Kaur, Baljit Mann, (eds.)?Conflict and Cooperation in 必威体育betway888 Asia, New Delhi: Knowledge World

____ (2005), "Recent Trends in Indo-US Relations: Prospects of Change" in?必威体育betway888 Asia Politics, New Delhi

____ (2000), “Gender Gap in American Elections”, in Kiran Saxena,?Women and Politics,?New Delhi: Gyan Publishing House