Jayantanuja Bandyopadhyaya
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Jayantanuja Bandyopadhyaya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1933[1] |
| Died | 5 October 2009 (aged 76)[2] |
| Alma mater | Jadavpur University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | International Relations |
| Institutions | Indian Foreign Service Ministry of External Affairs (India) Columbia University American University |
| Notes | |
Jayantanuja Bandyopadhyaya (1933 — 5 October 2009) was a former Bengali diplomat and scholar of International relations. He is best known for his classic study The Making of Indian Foreign Policy (1970), which is considered a classic in Indian scholarship in International Relations.[3]
Before becoming an academic, Bandypadhyaya had been a diplomat, entering the Indian Foreign Service in 1955 and reaching the level of Undersecretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, before resigning in 1960 to take up a university post in Kolkata.[3] He remained at Jadavpur University until his retirement in 1993, advancing to the rank of professor, among other positions.
The Making of Indian Foreign Policy
Bandyopadhyaya's classic study is still considered an indispensable guide to the foreign policy-making process in New Delhi. The book's strength comes from an unusual combination of scholarly rigor and inside knowledge. Bandyopadhyaya develops a distinctive contribution to IR theory through a “hybrid” approach derived from Gandhi and Mao, on the one hand, and behavioralist systems theories, on the other. The study outlines the evolution of his thinking and the connections with his broader concerns with postcolonial nation-building.[3]
