ACTING SECRETARY-GENERAL &
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR

Dr. E. Sridharan

Dr. Sridharan (PhD Political Science, Penn '89) joined UPIASI as Academic Director in 1997. From September 2005 forward, he has assumed the role of Acting Secretary-General as well.

Dr. Sridharan's work covers a broad range of issues in comparative politics and international relations. This includes a book titled The Political Economy of Industrial Production: Indian, Brazilian, and Korean Electronics in Comparative Perspective (Praeger, 1996) and two co-edited books, India in the Global Software Industry (Palgrave Macmillan 2004) and India’s Living Constitution (Anthem Press, 2005). His most recent scholarship examines political parties and the logic of coalition formation in India, and South Asian conflict and cooperation in the light of international relations theory.