Past Interns

Amit Kumar is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS). He did his Master's from the Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi. He is passionate about the Political Economy of China and how it is shaping regional and international world order in parallel to the West. His other areas of interest include Internal political Dynamics of China and how its affecting policy making of China.

Aaquil Ahmed is a postgraduate student of Political Science and Economics. His academic interests lie at the intersection of political economy, climate change, and migration, with a particular focus on climate-induced mobility, governance frameworks, and inequality in South and East Asia. He has presented his research at national and international platforms, including the SAARC Secretariat, Kathmandu, and has published on themes related to political economy, technology, and regional cooperation. His work aims to bridge academic research with policy-relevant insights on migration and development.

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.