Office of Interdisciplinary Studies (I.D.E.A.S.)

A massive $2 trillion wipeout in metals highlights how deeply conflict can disrupt supply chains, investor confidence, and commodity cycles. ✍️ By Prof. Deepanshu Mohan, Dean IDEAS and Saksham Raj Link: ndtv.com/opinion/iran-i…

In an era where knowledge production is increasingly shaped by digital tools, the programme focuses on integrating traditional scholarship with emerging media technologies, including textual, visual, audio, and data-driven methods.

The Summer School on Digital Humanities & Methods aims to equip participants with essential skills in digital research, analysis, and visualization within the interdisciplinary social sciences. @JindalGlobalUNI

The celebration was further enriched by the presence of Prof Imre Bangha, Associate Professor of Hindi at Oxford, who was visiting IDEAS for a workshop.

To commemorate this milestone, an Exhibition of CNES Initiatives was organized by students, showcasing the innovative ways in which students engage with scholarship, storytelling, and policy debates.

The Centre for New Economics Studies (CNES) marked its 10-year anniversary, celebrating a decade of fostering interdisciplinary thinking. Established in 2016, CNES has consistently explored diverse approaches to understanding socio-economic challenges. @JindalGlobalUNI

📢 Reminder: Happening Tomorrow! “Hindustani in the Mughal Era” 🎓 Instructor: Prof. Imre Bangha 📅 Date: 19 March 2026 ⏰ Time: 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM IST 📍 Venue: Imaginarium, Ground Floor, Savitri Jindal Faculty Office Block

We are delighted to announce the release of February Periodical! Link: jguedu-my.sharepoint.com/my?viewid=6b69… @JindalGlobalUNI

How are funds distributed among the states of the Union of India? In this insightful interview, Prof Deepanshu Mohan, Dean IDEAS, explains the process through which states receive financial allocations from the Consolidated Fund of India. youtube.com/watch?v=OHuRcV… @thewire_in

📢 Applications Invited: Research Assistant (ICSSR Sponsored Project) Inviting applications for ICSSR-sponsored research project titled: “Family-Community Co-Care: Strengthening Geriatric Care through Local Self Government Institutions.” @JindalGlobalUNI @balusha_gayatri

In this insightful piece in The Hindu, Prof. Deepanshu Mohan examines the “41% share” of states in the divisible tax pool and argues that it may be more illusion than reality. A timely reminder that numbers alone do not capture the full story of fiscal federalism in India.

What happens when war spending, protectionist tariffs, and massive tax cuts collide? In a new opinion piece, Prof. @Deepanshu_1810, Sonakshi Garg, and Saksham Raj examine how these three policy shifts could significantly strain the fiscal foundations of the United States.

A spike in global crude prices could hit India harder than many realize. Every $10 increase in Brent crude may widen India’s current account deficit by 0.3–0.4% of GDP. Written by our Dean Prof @Deepanshu_1810 and Ankur Singh Read more: ndtv.com/opinion/iran-i… @JindalGlobalUNI

🎓 Instructor: Prof. Imre Bangha Associate Professor of Hindi and Fellow of Wolfson College Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford 📅 Date: 19 March 2026 ⏰ Time: 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM IST 📍 Venue: Imaginarium, Ground Floor

📢 Workshop Announcement IDEAS in collaboration with Jindal School of Language and Literature and and Centre for Translation, Print, and Publishing Studies (CTPPS) at O.P. Jindal Global University invites you for workshop titled “Hindustani in the Mughal Era”

India’s Silence on Iran – Strategy or Surrender? In an interview with NDTV, Prof. Deepanshu Mohan shares his insights on India’s response to recent developments involving Iran and the wider geopolitical implications. @JindalGlobalUNI @ndtv @Deepanshu_1810

Deepanshu Mohan (Dean – IDEAS) and Saksham Raj explore US hegemony, Iran’s strategic role, and what the future of global politics might look like. thewire.in/world/arithmet… @JindalGlobalUNI @Deepanshu_1810 @thewire_in

Today marks an unprecedented and highly consequential moment in global geopolitics — Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed in joint U.S.–Israeli military strikes on Tehran. deccanherald.com/opinion/iran-r…

We are especially proud that the book is co-authored by our Dean, Prof Deepanshu Mohan, along with Najam Us Saqib (Senior Analyst, CNES) Prof. (Dr.) Namesh Killemsetty, Ph.D. (Director of the MIT School of Government at MIT World Peace University, Pune) and Hima Trisha Mohan.

The occasion was also marked by launch of an important book, The Practice of Visual Ethnography: Examining Identity and Lived Experiences of Marginalised Communities, which uses a powerful methodology for examining identity and the lived experiences of marginalised communities.

We were delighted to host a distinguished delegation from Springer Nature on our campus for an engaging interaction with the Team of IDEAS. The delegation was led by Vice President Christina M. Brian, along with Nupoor Singh (Senior Editor) and Aparajita Singh (Editor).