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This lecture by Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva entitled "Indian Perceptions of China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Can the EU-India Connectivity Partnership Provide a Sustainable Alternative?" was part of the 2022 ETEE Conference and Spring School in Berkeley, CA.
Dr. Gulshan Sachdeva is Professor of European Studies and Director, UGC Europe Area Studies Programme at JNU. Earlier, he was Chairperson, Centre for European Studies and Director, Energy Studies Programme. He is also Editor-in-Chief of International Studies; a reputed peer reviewed journal published by Sage India. He headed the ADB and the Asia Foundation projects at the Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul (2006-2010). His research interests include the European Union, Eurasian integration, Afghanistan, development cooperation and energy security. He was Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Chair on Contemporary India at the University of Leuven; and Visiting Professor at the University of Warsaw, University of Trento, University of Antwerp, Corvinus University of Budapest and Mykolas Romers University, Vilnius. He has written many project reports for industry and government ministries and published more than 100 research papers in academic journals and edited books. He is a regular contributor to print and broadcast media on both economic and security issues. He holds PhD in Economics from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.
This lecture by Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva entitled "Indian Perceptions of China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Can the EU-India Connectivity Partnership Provide a Sustainable Alternative?" was part of the 2022 ETEE Conference and Spring School in Berkeley, CA.
Dr. Gulshan Sachdeva is Professor of European Studies and Director, UGC Europe Area Studies Programme at JNU. Earlier, he was Chairperson, Centre for European Studies and Director, Energy Studies Programme. He is also Editor-in-Chief of International Studies; a reputed peer reviewed journal published by Sage India. He headed the ADB and the Asia Foundation projects at the Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul (2006-2010). His research interests include the European Union, Eurasian integration, Afghanistan, development cooperation and energy security. He was Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Chair on Contemporary India at the University of Leuven; and Visiting Professor at the University of Warsaw, University of Trento, University of Antwerp, Corvinus University of Budapest and Mykolas Romers University, Vilnius. He has written many project reports for industry and government ministries and published more than 100 research papers in academic journals and edited books. He is a regular contributor to print and broadcast media on both economic and security issues. He holds PhD in Economics from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.
