Personal Information
- Full Name: Prof. Ramakrushna Pradhan
- Mobile Number: 9438271331
- EmailID: rkpradhanjnu@gmail.com
- Designation: Professor
Qualification
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2012Ph.D
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
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2008M.Phil.
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
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2005M.A in Political Science
Utkal University
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2003B.A (Hons) in Political Science
Berhampur University
Experience
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2022 - PresentProfessor
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
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2018 - 2018Visiting Professor
L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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2014 - 2022Assistant Professor
Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha
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2011 - 2014Assistant Professor
DHE, Tripura
Honours and Awards
Educator Excellence Award, Navbharat & Premier Aadhar IAS, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Social Science Researcher Award, Eurasian International Studies Association, Kazakhstan
Academic & Research Excellence Award, Eurasian Foundation, New Delhi
Art, Literature and Social Service Award, Prachi Literature Society, Odisha
Visiting Professor Fellowship, L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Honorary Area Study Expert, Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana
Student of the School Award, Babaji Bhimsen Bidyapitha, Jakara, Ganjam
Doctoral Theses Guided
Geopolitics of Energy in Central Asia: Indian Interests and Strategies
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Fakir Mohan University, Odisha
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Tarakanta Biswal
Energy Poverty, Gender Equality and Women’s Rights: A Comparative Study of Jajpur and Keonjhar Districts of Odisha
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Fakir Mohan University, Odisha
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Jajneswari Palei
A Study of the Contribution of Janaki Ballav Patnaik to post-Independence Odisha Politics
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Fakir Mohan University, Odisha
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Gopinath Das
Research Projects
Sanction of ICSSR for organising Two-Week Capacity Building Programme (CBP) on 'Research Methodology in Social Science: Catering to 21st Century needs for young Social Science Faculty
Completed Amount: ₹800000.00
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
Duration : 15:07:2024 - 27:07:2024
Sanction of Special Tribal Call Research Project entitled "Decentralized Governance, PESA Act and Tribal Development in the Scheduled Areas of Chhattisgarh: A Comparative study of Bastar and Surguja Districts".
Under Progress Amount: ₹1319500.00
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
Duration : 01:09:2023 - Ongoing
Major Research Project entitled “Petro-politics and Pipeline Diplomacy in Central Asia: Policy options for India"
Completed Amount: ₹650000.00
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
Duration : 29:12:2017 - 28:12:2019
Publications
Indian Epics and Global International Relations: A Reflection
Ramakrushna Pradhan and Nirmal Bag
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Journal: Research India Press, New Delhi
Year: 2025
Eternal Wisdom of the East: A Reflection of “Bharat Darshan” in Global Philosophical Traditions
Kishore Kumar Behera, Prof. Ramakrushna Pradhan and Ritesh Kumar Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: World Focus
Year: 2025
The Concept of Dharma in the Indian Knowledge System: A Philosophical and Civilizational Inquiry
Prof. Ramakrushna Pradhan and Nirmal Bag
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: World Focus
Year: 2025
Pages: 38-43
Cultures in Contact: The Shang Traditions of China
Prof. Ramakrushna Pradhan and Divya Jaiswal
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: International Journal of World’s Ancient Traditional and Cultural Heritage (IJWATCH), ICCS Global, USA
Volume: 1
Year: 2025
Pages: 110-129
Climate Finance and Global South: India’s Apprehension in COP29
Prof. Ramakrushna Pradhan & Nirmal Bag
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: World Focus
Year: 2025
Humanitarian Intervention in Syria: A Critical Analysis
Ramakrushna Pradhan and Anantagopal Sing
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: International Studies Journal
Volume: Vol. 61
Year: 2024
Pages: 73–91
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00208817241228385
Impact Factor: 1.00
Security Integration in the Post-Soviet Space and Collective Security Treaty Organization: Roadmap for Future Cooperation
Ramakrushna Pradhan and Sukanya Kakoty
Publication Type: Book (Authored)
Journal: Palgrave Macmillan
Volume: Edition Number 1
Year: 2024
Pages: I-244
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6445-7
New Foreign Policy Discourse on Silk Road in the Post–Cold War Period
Ramakrushna Pradhan, Atanu Kumar Mohapatra
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Journal: Routledge, London
Year: 2024
Pages: 13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003171560
Asia against China: Shifting Geo-Political Dynamics
Prof. Ramakrushna Pradhan, Dr. Kirtimayee Routraya and Dr. Bhagyashree Rath
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: World Focus
Year: 2024
Octopus Doctrine and the Conflict in Middle East
Dr. Amit Kumar Gupta, Prof. Ramakrushna Pradhan and Shashwat Shukla
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: World Focus
Year: 2024
Pakistan between Mosque, Military and the Balochistan: An interrogation of Identity and Ideology
Prof. Ramakrushna Pradhan and Somnath Pal
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: World Focus
Volume: English Edition (September Issue)
Year: 2024
Pages: 34-38
Art of Diplomatic Negotiation: The Role of Military-Economic Strategies in the New World Order
Prof. Ramakrushna Pradhan, Nirmal Bag and Manmai Panda
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: World Focus (English Edition)
Volume: August Issue
Year: 2024
Indology in International Relations: A Theoretical Interrogation
Ramakrushna Pradhan & Ruma Das
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: Sampratyaya: ASSRA's Multi-Disciplinary International Journal Of Social Sciences & Humanities
Volume: Vol. 1, No. 1
Year: 2024
Pages: 15-25
DOI: https://sampratyaya.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08
Geopolitics to Techno-Politics: Redefining power variables in International Relations in the Digital Age
Prof. Ramakrushna Pradhan, Mr. Satyesh Bhatt and Mr. Shashwat Shukla
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: The Third Voice Reality And Vision
Volume: Vol. 06, Issue No. 1
Year: 2024
Pages: 131-136
State Politics in Odisha
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Book (Authored)
Journal: UGC (Odia Edition)
Year: 2023
China, the Arab World, and Silk Road Diplomacy: Towards a New World Order
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Journal: Springer, Switzerland
Year: 2023
Pages: 233–249
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31042-3_12
India-Kazakhstan Energy Relations: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Journal of Eurasian Studies
Volume: Vol. 13
Year: 2022
Pages: 1-16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/18793665221093798
Impact Factor: 4.70
Natural Resources and Violent Conflicts: Water and Energy in Kyrgyzstan
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Journal of Asian and African Studies
Volume: Vol. 57
Year: 2022
Pages: 650-666
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096211035166
Impact Factor: 1.50
Globalization and Third World Countries: Myth and Reality
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Journal: Sage Publications: New Delhi
Year: 2022
Impact of mining on Tribal Livelihood: Comparative Study of Keonjhar and Kalahandi Districts
Ramakrushna Pradhan, Sudarsan Das
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: Towards Excellence
Volume: 14
Year: 2022
Pages: 976-990
Energy Poverty and Gender Nexus
Ramakrushna Pradhan, Jajneswari Palei
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: Towards Excellence-UGC
Volume: 14
Year: 2022
Pages: 943-953
Energy Geopolitics and the New Great Game in Central Asia
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Millennial Asia
Volume: Vol. 13
Year: 2021
Pages: 1-24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/09763996211003260
Impact Factor: 0.30
Chinese Grand Strategies in Central Asia: The Role of Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Belt and Road Initiative
Ramakrushna Pradhan and Siba Sankar Mohanty
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Volume: Volume 14
Year: 2021
Pages: 197–223
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40647-021-00318-6
Impact Factor: 1.00
Central Asia’s Pipeline Politics and India’s Energy Quest
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Asia Europe Journal
Volume: Vol. 19
Year: 2021
Pages: 129-148
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10308-020-00588-x
Impact Factor: 2.00
India in Central Asia: Interests and Issues
Ramakrushna Pradhan, Tarakanta Biswal
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: Towards Excellence-UGC
Volume: 13
Year: 2021
Pages: 701-710
Energy Poverty and Gender Issues in India: A Study of Odisha
Dr. Ramakrushna Pradhan and Miss. Jajneswari Palei
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: Towards Excellence-UGC
Volume: 13
Year: 2021
Pages: 645-660
Energy Great Game in Central Asia and India’s Energy Quest
Ramakrushna Pradhan, Atanu Mohapatra
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: Towards Excellence-UGC
Volume: 13
Year: 2021
Pages: 96-114
Geopolitics of Energy in Central Asia: India’s Position and Policy
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Book (Authored)
Journal: Routledge Publisher
Volume: Edition Number 1
Year: 2020
Pages: I-303
Energy Geopolitics and Pipeline Diplomacy in Central Asia: India’s Interests and Policy Options
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Jadavpur Journal of International Relations
Volume: Vol. 24
Year: 2020
Pages: 216-246
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0973598420943434
Impact Factor: 1.60
The Energy Factor in the Geopolitics of Central Asia in the Post-Reform Period
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Central Asia and the Caucasus (English Edition)
Volume: Vol. 21
Year: 2020
Pages: 110-120
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37178/ca-c.20.2.10
Impact Factor: 1.50
India’s Diaspora Policy: Evidence of Soft-Power Diplomacy under Modi
Ramakrushna Pradhan; Atanu Mohapatra
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: South Asian Diaspora Journal
Volume: Vol. 12
Year: 2020
Pages: 145-161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19438192.2020.1712792
Impact Factor: 0.50
India-Bangladesh Energy Relations and the Northeast of India
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: Man and Society: A Journal of North-East Studies
Volume: XVII
Year: 2020
Pages: 42-57
ЦЕНТРАЛЬНАЯ АЗИЯ В ИНДИЙСКОЙ БОРЬБЕ ЗА ЭНЕРГОРЕСУРСЫ
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Central Asia and the Caucasus (Russian Edition)
Volume: Vol. 20
Year: 2019
Pages: 65-78
Impact Factor: 1.50
Petropolitics and Pipeline Diplomacy in Central Asia: Can India afford to wait in the wings
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs
Volume: Vol. 75
Year: 2019
Pages: 472-489
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0974928419874549
Impact Factor: 0.70
Central Asia in India’s Energy Quest
Ramakrushna PradhanPradhan, R.; Zholdasbekova, A.; Avcu, S.A.; Lapenko, M.
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Central Asia and the Caucasus (English Edition)
Volume: Vol. 20
Year: 2019
Pages: 58-68
Petropolitics and Pipeline Diplomacy in Central Asia: India’s Quest for Energy Security
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (National)
Journal: The Indian Journal of Political Science (IJPS)
Volume: LXXX
Year: 2019
Pages: 593-602
The Rise of China in Central Asia: The New Silk Road Diplomacy
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Fudan Journal of Humanities and Social Science
Volume: 11
Year: 2018
Pages: 9–29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40647-017-0210-y
Impact Factor: 1.00
Geopolitics of Energy and Pipeline Diplomacy in Central Asia: Policy options for India
Akbota Zholdasbekova and Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Book (Authored)
Journal: Master Publishers: Astana, Kazakhstan
Year: 2018
State Politics in Odisha
Ramakrushna Pradhan and Dasarathi Bhuyan
Publication Type: Book (Authored)
Journal: SSDN Publisher and Distributor: New Delhi
Year: 2017
Geopolitics and Energy Diplomacy
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Book (Authored)
Journal: S.K. Book Agency: New Delhi
Year: 2016
India’s Globalisation - Issues of Trade, Development and Environment
Sunil Kumar Padhi, Ramakrushna Pradhan, Sachita Nanda Sa
Publication Type: Book (Edited)
Journal: SSDN Publishers and Distributors: New Delhi
Year: 2016
India and the Emerging World Order
Ramakrushna Pradhan, S. K. Padhi & S N Sa
Publication Type: Book (Edited)
Journal: Avon Publications: New Delhi
Volume: 978-93-8183-934-8
Year: 2016
Emerging Odisha: Problems and Prospect
Arun Mohanty, S. K. Swain, R. K. Pradhan, N. R. Das & S S Mohanty
Publication Type: Book (Edited)
Journal: Mittal Publishing House: New Delhi
Year: 2014
Swami Vivekananda – The Man and His Message
Chandrika Basu Majumder & Ramakrushna Pradhan and Anannya Gogoi
Publication Type: Book (Edited)
Journal: Axis Books Pvt. Limited: New Delhi
Year: 2013
Women’s Rights as Human Rights in India: Problems and Paradoxes
Chandrika Basu Majumder & Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Book (Edited)
Journal: Axis Books Pvt. Limited: New Delhi
Year: 2013
Clean Energy Options and Nuclear Safety, Indian Perspectives
Ramakrushna Pradhan, Sumanta Kumar Swain & Mahua Acharjee
Publication Type: Book (Edited)
Year: 2013
Contemporary Odisha: Realities and Vision
Arun Mohanty, S. K. Swain, R. K. Pradhan, N. R. Das & S S Mohanty
Publication Type: Book (Edited)
Journal: Axis Books Pvt. Limited: New Delhi
Year: 2011
Geopolitics of Central Asia: China – US Engagement
Ramakrushna Pradhan
Publication Type: Book (Authored)
Journal: VDM Dr. Muller Publication: Germany
Year: 2010
