JIYAA SONI

Jiyaa Soni is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies and a Master's student at O.P. Jindal Global University. Her research interests span Chinese foreign policy, South China Sea and maritime security, economic statecraft, and industrial policy. She is particularly interested in examining how economic instruments such as trade dependencies, industrial policy, and infrastructure investment shape and drive foreign policy decisions, and how states leverage economic power as a tool of geopolitical influence. Jiyaa is focused on understanding China's evolving role in reshaping regional order and its broader implications for India and the Indo-Pacific.