The Making of the International Solar Alliance

This book presents a case study of the creation of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as a treaty-based international organization. Drawing on the political economy approach in the study of international law, it identifies the politics, players, and process behind the making of the ISA.

Vyoma Jha is a socio-legal scholar and completed her doctoral degree in law and political economy from Stanford University. She holds law degrees from Stanford Law School, New York University School of Law, and National Law University, Jodhpur. She writes and teaches on issues of climate change law and policy; international economic law and its linkages with climate change; and India's energy foreign policy. She is a Senior Advocate for the India Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

1: Introduction
2: Channeling the Sun: Political Economy of Solar Energy in India
3: Process: India, International Rulemaking, and the International Solar Alliance
4: Politics: India's Political Leadership and Climate Change
5: Players: The Role of India's Foreign Policy in Shaping a New Global Identity
6: Conclusion