India Energy Security : The Changing Dynamics

About the Book :

Energy is the lifeline for economic development. India is diverse in its energy endowments and requirements. Energy demand is increasing day-by-day due to increase in population and per capita income. India imports about seventy per cent of its energy needs, out of which seventy two percent comes from the Persian Gulf. However, this region is volatile. Therefore India is diversifying its energy supply. This book tries to evaluate the importance of Persian Gulf in spite of diversification. It also analyses the changing dynamics of India`s energy security like inherent desire of energy cooperation with big competitor like China, playing active role in International Energy Organisations, enhancing energy efficiency and promoting renewable energy to combat the growing concern of climate change.

About Author :

Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Singh a Ph.D. on Energy Security from JNU, New Delhi, has written many articles in reputed Journals and News Papers. His article ``India`s Energy Security``, in The Hindu has been quoted by Bruce Vaughn in ``Indian Geopolitics, the United States and Evolving Correlates of Power in Asia``, GEOPOLITIC, 9(2), 2004. His paper ``India`s Energy Security: A Comparative Analysis of Petroleum and Nuclear Energy`` was declared as the Best Research Paper in India Social Science Congress for the Strategic and Defence Studies, 2006. Recently he has written a chapter entitled ``Energy Security Imperatives in South Asia``, in SOUTH ASIA DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC YEAR BOOK 2009. He has presented many papers in the national and international conferences. He got laurels for his work ``Energy Security and India-China Cooperation``, presented at 2nd International Energy Economics conference held in November 2008 at Perth, Australia. Currently he is a full time Consultant (Energy Security), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.