IDEAS at JGU
Our goal at IDEAS is to identify and match disciplinary interests, and build a supportive environment for ideation and execution of innovative and cutting-edge research that is led both by academic thought and praxis-informed priorities. Our platform will serve as the foundation on which researchers can build sustainable multidisciplinary connections, both within the University, and also with civil and international partners and reputed institutional collaborators.
IDEAS has strategically launched six new research Constellations based on a diverse range of research themes.
Society, Politics & History
Understanding Indian Economy
Transitional Spaces, Culture & Media Studies
Geopolitics and Strategies
Technology, Justice & Space
Methods Lab (Experimental Research Design & Pedagogy)
We look forward to your kind support and participation. If you are interested in being part of any constellation as a voluntary advisor, please write to us at [email protected]

Fieldwork & Embodied Practice Panel with Rajni Palriwala, Prabhu Mohapatra & Shivani Kapoor

Researching the Contemporary”: Keynote Speaker Address by Prof Farhana Ibrahim

India's 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments: Some Reflections | Dr. Vinod Vyasulu

MSc Development Studies Program Launch | Prof. Sanjoy Roy, Prof. Hebatallah Adam & Prof. Seema Kazi

MSc Development Studies Program Launch – Keynote Address by Mr. Amarjeet Sinha

MSc Development Studies Program Launch – Insights by Prof. Deepanshu Mohan

Moulding Method – Researching the Contemporary with Prof. Pramod Nayar

“India-UK FTA Is Comprehensive, Serving as a Model Template for Trade Negotiations”

Reflections on Gandhi by IDEAS Team

Book Talk on "Planning Democracy: Modern India's Quest for Development by Dr. Nikhil Menon

Trade Wars:The Why, Wherefore & Way Forward for India by

The threat to india's sea coasts and coastal livelihoods by Ms. Gutta rohith | Dr. k. sudha

Book Talk: Wreckonomics –Why it's Ending the War on Everything | Dr. Ruben Andersson, Dr. David Keen

GST 2.0 Explained: PM’s Big Reforms Ahead of Festive Season | Prof Deepanshu Mohan, Dean, IDEAS

Unequalising Prosperity: Political Asymmetry in India’s Political Economy by Dr. Rathin Roy

Reskilling as Development? The "Skill Fix" and India’s Demographic Question by Dr. Ravi Kumar

Beyond Tariffs: What's Plaguing India's Economy? by Prof Deepanshu Mohan, Dean, IDEAS

Masterclass Series: Care, Domestic Work & Sex Work in the Gendered Economy by Dr. Sharmila Parmanand

Reading Circle | Indian Constitution: A Conversation with Power by Dr. Gautam Bhatia

GST Rationalisation May Only Marginally Improve The Plight Of India’s Squeezed Middle Class

Masterclass Series: The Backstage of Democracy – Behind India’s Elections, by Dr. Amogh Dhar Sharma

Trump’s Tariff War: India Today on Recent US Tariffs on Indian Goods | Prof. Deepanshu Mohan

US Tariffs on India: Challenge or Opportunity? | Prof. Deepanshu Mohan on Sky News (Arabia)

Nazariya: Muslims in Postcolonial Bollywood

Reading Circle with Dr Sumeet Mhaskar: An IDEAS Initiative

Masterclass Series: What is the role of theory in Development Practice? by Dr. Partha Mukhopadhyay

Nazariya- Trump’s Tariff Tantrums: The Way Forward for India

Nazariya- Hind Swaraj: An Outline of Gandhi's Heterodoxy by Dr. Dhananjay Rai

Masterclass Series:CAPITAL SHORTAGE:CREDIT&INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,1920-1960 by Dr. Maanik Nath

IDEAS for Bharat: (Re)Imagining the Next 22 Years for 2047