Professor G. Venkat Raman is a Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences Area at the Indian Institute of Management Indore. His teaching and research focus on geopolitics, global governance, international political economy, China studies, and business ethics.
A scholar of China and international affairs, Professor Venkat received his PhD from the School of Government, Peking University, under the India–China Cultural Exchange Program and subsequently undertook postdoctoral research at Fudan University in Shanghai. Fluent in Mandarin, he spent over seven years in Beijing as a student and business professional, providing him with first-hand experience of China’s political, economic, and social transformation. He is a recipient of the India–China Cultural Exchange Fellowship, the Nehru Memorial Fellowship and the Fulbright Fellowship (2023–24) at the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, USA. He has also served as Visiting Faculty at ICN Business School, Nancy, France.
His research explores the changing nature of global order, India–China relations, multilateral institutions, Global South diplomacy, and the implications of geopolitical rivalry for international business. His ICSSR-supported projects have examined BRICS, India’s multilateral foreign policy, and strategic autonomy in a changing international order. He has published widely in academic and policy forums and regularly contributes analysis on geopolitics and international affairs to publications including The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Moneycontrol, Founding Fuel, and Asia Times.
At IIM Indore, Professor Venkat teaches across undergraduate, MBA, and executive education programmes. His courses include Power Rivalries and Global Governance in the 21st Century, Leading in a Multipolar World, and Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility. He has also designed executive education programmes on Corporate and Public Leadership in a VUCA World, Global Strategy and Business Leadership, and Geopolitics for Business in a Fragmented World, focusing on the strategic implications of geopolitical change for business leaders.
Professor Venkat has published extensively in academic, policy, and media forums and has authored teaching cases distributed through leading international case repositories, including Ivey Publishing, ISB Hyderabad, and CEIBS Shanghai. He is co-editor of the Routledge volume Locating BRICS in the Global Order: Perspectives from the Global South. He currently serves as a Trustee of Azad Foundation, an organization that promotes economic empowerment for women from low-income communities by providing access to non-traditional livelihoods.
