Professor (Dr) Sanjay Chaturvedi — Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of International Relations, South Asian University, New Delhi — spoke on the theme “Mapping ‘Coastal Resilience’ in Anthropocene: Science, Stakes and Policy” in Professional Session One – “India’s Coastal Resilience: Challenges” on Day One of the Vice Admiral KK Nayyar Fellowship Conference 2o23.

About the Speaker:

Dr Sanjay Chaturvedi was Lala Lajpat Rai Chair Professor in Political Science at Panjab University, Chandigarh, before joining South Asian University, New Delhi, as Professor in International Relations in June 2018. His key research interests are the theory and practices of geopolitics, with special reference to Polar Regions and the Indian Ocean Region. From 1993 to 1995, he pursued post-doctoral research on “Polar Regions in International Relations” at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, England, with the Nehru Centenary British Commonwealth Fellowship and the Leverhulme Research Grant. He has received several visiting professorships and fellowships, including— Curtin University, Australia; University of Wurzburg, Germany; India China Institute, The New School, USA; The University of Adelaide, Australia; University of Cambridge, England; University of Durham, UK; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore (2010-2012); Columbia University Institute for Scholars, Paris; Faculty of Law, University of Sydney; Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; and Henry L Stimson Centre, Washington D C, USA.