Girijesh Pant is a National Fellow of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) at Symbiosis International University Pune. Formerly, he was Dean of the School of International Studies at JNU and has served as Vice-Chancellor at Doon University, Uttarakhand and GGD University at Bilaspur. He is also associated with higher academic bodies like the University Grant Commission, ICSSR, Indian Council of World Affairs, etc. He has recently been appointed as Member, Academic Committee of the School of International and Area Studies, Tsinghua University. China. His academic interest includes development studies with a focus on India and West Asia; political economy of Gulf countries; political economy of international energy; India’s energy security and energy relations, India’s economic relations with GCC countries. Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by Venkateshwara University Tirupati, he has been Senior Fulbright Visiting Scholar, University of Illinois, IL. He has travelled widely and participated and contributed papers in several national and international conferences, journals and books. Presently he is working on energy transition concerning India.