Ashish Bharadwaj

Ashish Bharadwaj

Founding Dean, BITS Law School, Mumbai

Ashish Bharadwaj is the Founding Dean of BITS Law School. He previously served as Dean of the Jindal School of Banking & Finance at O.P. Jindal Global University, Director of the Office of Academic Innovation and Online Learning, and Founding Director of the Jindal Initiative on Research on Intellectual Property and Competition (JIRICO). His academic leadership spans law, finance, and innovation, with a focus on interdisciplinary research and institutional development.

Recent projects

Koerber Stiftung (2) Courtesy: IndoIndians
6 October 2025 Jakarta Post

The unbreakable Indonesia-India bond

India and Indonesia are bound by history, culture, trade, and shared values. Their relationship must now add a new dimension — higher education and research. Both nations have long relied on outdated Western models. With a tech-savvy generation and receding colonial memory, the two largest democracies must build research bridges and empower students to become the leaders, innovators and humanitarians of tomorrow.