Current Research Faculty

Preksha Shree Chhetri is a currently a Research Associate at ICS. She holds a PhD on the EU’s China policy from the Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Her PhD thesis is titled “The EU-China Strategic Partnership, 2003-2017” and her M.Phil. dissertation was on “Germany-China Economic Relations”. Her research interests include EU-China relations, EU-China in Central Asia, EU-China in Africa, Sino-Russian ties, BRI and the work of the United Front. In the past, she has assisted in a number of research projects including the EU-India think tank twinning initiative. She regularly contributes her research articles to the University Association for Contemporary European Studies.  In 2022, she received the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship for learning Mandarin language in Taiwan.

Mr Subhadip Mondal is a Research Assistant at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), New Delhi. His research interests include Climate Change, Global Warming, Marine Security and Technology. He has worked as a Research Officer with Chennai Center for China Studies (C3S). It is a non-profit public policy think tank, which is supported by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). During his time with C3S, he was posted in the Climate Change and Technology vertical. Mr Subhadip holds two Master's degrees. First, he completed M. Tech in Geo-informatics from Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi. Then, he went on to pursue, MA in Politics and International Relations from Pondicherry University, Puducherry (a Central University).

Sugandha Tandon’s research lies in exploring the relationship between art and politics in Mao’s period (1949-1976). She is also interested in the study of history propaganda in China, museum studies as cultural institutions, and the generation of knowledge systems around exhibitions. Sugandha received her master's in history of art and appreciation from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Her master's dissertation, 'Exploration of Chinese Discourse in Aesthetics and Politics,' which explored the social and cultural history of the Mao period, prompted her to undertake studies which are aligned with her research interests. She is currently enrolled in an integrated MPhil-PhD program at Jawaharlal Nehru University where she has just submitted her M.Phil. dissertation, entitled "Making of Chinese Political Propaganda Posters (1949-76)."