NLS Faculty Dr. Akhila Basalalli Awarded Dr. D.C. Pavate Memorial Visiting Fellowship at Cambridge University
January 13, 2025
We are pleased to share that NLS faculty member Dr. Akhila Gangadhar Basalalli has been selected as a Wrangler Dr. D C Pavate Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University, UK. Akhila is Assistant Professor of Law and Chair (In Charge), Ministry of Commerce Chair on International Trade Laws, at NLSIU.
About the Fellowship
Dr. D.C. Pavate Foundation in coordination with Karnatak University, Dharwad and Sidney Sussex College, Univeristy of Cambridge, awards three Visiting Fellowships annually for a duration of four months each, to Indians of merit, at the Centre of International Studies / Department of Politics and International Studies, Judge Business School and the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics / Department of Material Sciences and Metallurgy / Department of Chemistry/ Department of Zoology, respectively, at the University of Cambridge to pursue research on topics of great importance.
The Foundation and the Memorial Fellowship project were set up in 1999-2000 marking the year of Golden Jubilee of the Karnatak University and the Birth Centenary of its architect Late Dr. D.C. Pavate. A former “Wrangler” from Cambridge University, Dr. D.C. Pavate was a visionary in the field of education. He was Vice Chancellor for 14 years, President of the Inter—University Board, a member of the University Grants Commission.
(UGC), a member‘of the Executive Council of Commonwealth Universities, and an author of several books in mathematics. Dr. Pavate was the Governor of Punjab from 1967-1973. He was awarded Padmabhushan’ in 1967. (Source: https://www.pavatefoundation.org/)
The nomination process for the scholar follows a nationwide selection procedure, and the selected scholar will also hold membership at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
About Akhila’s Research
Akhila’s research at Cambridge will examine India’s interaction with international law, using British practices as a point of comparison. “Through this proposed study, I seek to build upon my doctoral research on examining the interface between international law into Indian legal system making a two-fold analysis – exploring the regulatory mechanisms concerning treaty formation, and domestic treatment accorded to customary international law,” said Akhila. The four-month Fellowship begins January 13, 2025.
Previously, other NLS faculty members have also been awarded the Fellowship including Dr Sharadha Shinde (2015), whose study addressed India’s Policy on the Elimination of Double Non-Taxation and Base Erosion in accordance with the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan, and Ms. Jayna Kothari (2008), whose research focused on International Law concerning Disability Rights.