Sundeep Waslekar
| Sundeep Waslekar | |
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| Born |
April 3, 1959 Mumbai, India |
| Residence | Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Known for | Peace and conflict studies, Global Future |
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| Fields | Governance, Peace and conflict studies |
| Institutions | Strategic Foresight Group, Centre for Policy Research, International IDEA |
Sundeep Waslekar (born April 3, 1959) is an Indian thought leader on conflict resolution and global future. He is the President of Strategic Foresight Group and has authored three books on governance and several research reports on managing future challenges. Sundeep Waslekar is known for developing innovative policy concepts for peaceful change and his ideas have been discussed by the European Parliament, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom and House of Lords, the Indian Parliament, forums of the United Nations, World Economic Forum meetings at Davos and Dead Sea, and other institutions.
Sundeep Waslekar spent his childhood in Dombivli, a suburb of Mumbai, India. He obtained the Master of Commerce degree from University of Mumbai. As soon as he graduated from Mumbai University, he published an independent article on reforming global financial system in Financial Express. It generated interest in international academic circles. When he was 20, he was invited to an international seminar on North South Dialogue hosted by Liberal International to present his views. Later on, he was awarded a full scholarship to read Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at St. John’s College, Oxford University. While at Oxford, he was invited by several institutions in Europe and North America to deliver talks on global development issues. When he completed his studies, Indira Gandhi, who was then Prime Minister of India, wrote to him, which encouraged him to return home.
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