Past Interns

Ripin Yadav was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. He is pursuing Integrated Programme in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Indore (2017 – 2022) Madhya Pradesh. As a part of his curriculum, he has studied Human development theories, Economics statistics, Political science, and Economics. His research interests are China’s economy, Human Development, and Technological Advancements.

Hrishikesh Kayshap was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), New Delhi. He is pursuing the dual-degree 5-Year Integrated Programme in Management at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore. Some of his major academic subjects include International Relations, Law, US Foreign Economic Relations and Development economics among others. He has co-authored a paper on Competition Law in India: Section 3 & 4; Applicability of Section 3 and 4 for Trade Unions and Associations, which is to be published in NILS India Business Law Review. He has also worked on the term paper “Public and Private Primary Education in India” under the guidance of Dr Urjani Chakravarty. He is currently working on the start-up or entrepreneurial markets of China and India especially in the areas of laws, policies, and regulations governing start-ups.

Abhishek Giri was a research intern at Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) Delhi. He is currently a 2nd year Integrated Programme in Management student at Indian Institute of Management, Indore. His research interests are Chinese economy and foreign policy, Chinese military modernization, China’s motives behind the Belt and Road initiative, and the evolving power dynamics in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Bhavya Kundu was a second-year undergraduate student from the Integrated Programme in Management at Indian Institute of Management, Indore, and is the coordinator of the undergraduate Consulting and Economics Special Interest Group of IIM Indore - Appl-i. He has worked on a diverse array of academic projects from the domains of social sciences to macroeconomics, and conducted extensive field work for sociological aspects of the projects. His current projects include analyzing the Chinese Economy from the Perspective of FDI, China and its Great Game in the Asia Pacific and A Commentary on the Chinese Monetary Policy. His research interests include fields like central banking and monetary economics, foreign policy and international relations.

Mohd Adnan is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. He has completed M.A in International Relations and Area Studies from Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi. He is planning to pursue his further studies in the Academic field of East Asian Studies, specifically in China Studies.His area of interest is in Geopolitics, Geo-economics, Nationalism, Ethnicity, Minority Community, Foreign Policy.

He is currently working on China's Ethnic Minority Policy.

Jelvin Jose is a Young Leader at Pacific Forum and an Integrated Masters' candidate at the Central University of Pondicherry, India.

Jyotiprakash Dora is a management student and is presently pursuing his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong. Before joining MBA he was working with a software company for some of world’s major financial institutions. He is presently doing his internship with ICS on developing a platform to connect ICS with Chinese nationals worldwide to build stronger international relationships. 
 

Swapneel Thakur is currently pursuing his Masters in International Relations from the OP Jindal Global University, India.

Siddharth Tiwari is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. He is currently pursuing his M.A. in International Studies from Christ University, Bangalore.

Apoorva Srivastava completed her B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. in Chinese Language, Literature & Culture from Center for Chinese and South-East Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Her areas of interests are Sino-Indian historical and archaeological links, political development in China, past and present socio-economic scenario of China, present social concerns in China and China’s international policies.

Linhui Huang is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from July 2016 to August 2016. She was previously an exchange student of Shih Hsin University, Taiwan, from February 2016 to June 2016. Her areas of interest are China's international relations, East Asian security issues and China’s domestic policy and economy.

Lee Lap Tak is a research intern at ICS. He is pursuing his master degree ‘Global Studies Programme’ at Freiburg Universität, Germany. He was an inbound exchange student of JNU from Jan to May 2016. In ICS, he is currently working on Sino – Indian relationship.   

Shreya Vaid is research assistant at the institute of Chinese (ICS) Delhi. She completed her B.A (Hons.)Political Science from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University, and M.A in Political Science from Amity University, Uttar Pradesh. She has interned at the India Policy Foundation for one month. She has also written an article “The Fading White Rectangle” which was published in the quarterly Journal “Pakistan Watch” by the India Policy Foundation.At present she is working on Vietnam China Relations in the Institute of Chinese Studies.

Gauri Agarwal is a research intern at the institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) Delhi.  She has completed her graduation in political science from Jesus and Mary college, Delhi University. At present she is working on ‘China’s involvement in SAARC and its implications for India’. Her areas of interest include Sino-Indian and China-South Asia relations; China’s engagement in multi-lateral forums in Asia.

Atmaja Gohain Baruah is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She has done her Bachelors from Miranda House, Delhi University, in Sociology and is currently pursuing MPhil in East Asian Studies, SIS, from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She had completed her Masters in the same Centre from Delhi University. Currently, her primary focus lays on Non-Traditional Security threats in China, although her research interests also lie in Sino-Indian relations, Chinese foreign policy and Chinese politics; Cross Strait Relations; OBOR and the BCIM corridor. 

Miss Dechan Wangmo is a Research Intern. She is pursuing Ph.D. from the East Asian Studies Department, University of Delhi and is working on ‘International Political Economy and Chinese national economy.She has completed  M.Phil  " International Political Economy and China’s Rise" in  Chinese Studies, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. She is the recipient of Huayu scholarship by Ministry of Education Taiwan, Under which she pursued Chinese Language course in National Chengchi University Taiwan. She holds a PG Diploma in International Law and Diplomacy from Indian Society of International Law. She has a Master’s degree in Political Science, Department of Political Science from the University of Delhi and has specialized in South Asia, Development studies, and Human Rights and a Graduation degree in Political Science Honours from Gargi College, the University of Delhi with specialization in United Nations Organisation. She was selected for ‘2013 Taiwan Study Camp for Future Leaders from South Asia’ (16 Dec. 23-Dec. 2013) and the Certificate was awarded by Ambassador Mien-Sheng Hsu, President of The Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs, MOFA (Taiwan).

Shruthi Anup Kumar is currently pursuing an MA in international studies at Christ University, with an interest in the dynamic region of East Asia.  She has a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She is a member of the PG Association ‘Lyceum’ at Christ University and has presented a paper titled ‘Terrorism as a response to the cultural invasion, a backlash to globalisation’ for the 5^th interdisciplinary PG Conference. She is currently working on a research project on China’s one country, two systems policy in relation to Taiwan.

Vatsala Mishra is currently pursuing her Masters in International Studies from Christ University, Bangalore. She got her Bachelor’s Degree in English and Psychology from Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow University. She has served as a member of Editorial Board for her college magazine named “Chandbagh Chronicles” for two years. She has also presented a paper on “Technology and Diplomacy: Challenges and Opportunities” and participated in a panel discussion on “Political Parties and Ideologies with reference to Elections 2017” in Christ University.
 

Niyati Shetty is a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi. She is pursuing her MA in International Studies from Christ University, Bangalore. She has completed her Bachelors in Management Studies from H.R. College of Commerce & Economics, University of Mumbai. Her areas of interest include China-Japan Relations, China-South Korea Relations, Japan-South Korea Relations, Territorial Disputes in East Asia & Southeast Asia, and Conflict Resolution. She is currently working on a research project titled ‘Changing Leadership, Changing Stance: Effect of Japanese and Filipino Leaders’ Positions on Territorial Disputes with China.’

Avadhi Patni is currently pursuing her Masters in International Studies from Symbiosis School of International Studies, Pune. She got her Bachelor’s Degree in B.Com Honours (Accountancy) from Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Barkatullah University, Bhopal (M.P.). She has served as a Student Director for Social Service at The Daly College, Indore. She also represented India with other teammates at the International Regional Round Square of the Americas’ Conference on the theme ‘Unity in Community’ in Appleby College, Canada. Recently she was a part of the organising and report drafting committee for International Relations Conference (IRC): India and the Indian Ocean 2016 and also part of the organising and communication committee for China Symposium. Her current project focuses on Social Credit System in China. Her areas of interest include defence, strategy and security in context to China's increasing presence in South Asian Region, Sino-Indian and China-South Asia relations and cultural studies.

Ravish Bhatia holds a bachelors in technology from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi and is a Yenching Scholar for the cohort of 2017 at Peking University with a concentration in Economics and Management. In the past he has worked across management consulting and developmental consulting at ZS Associates and Swaniti Initiative respectively. He was involved in building development plans for model villages in Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh.He founded and presently leads the National Youth Advisory Panel, PLAN International (India Chapter), a 200-member youth body promoting children's rights in India. 

Aakriti has completed her Masters in Politics (with specialization in International Relations) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.  She got her Bachelor’s degree in History from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi.  She has also done a short term course on Media studies in collaboration with Jesus and Mary College and Times of India. During her college days she was a member of the student union and core team member and fellow walk leader of Dastaan- the Art and Architecture Society. She was involved in the UGC funded innovation project on Zafar Mahal and University of Delhi’s annual festival Antardhwani.  In past she has worked as an intern with Times Business Solutions, INTACH and BRICS International forum. Currently she is working on a project Ibadat which aims to connect the past with present through heritage walks around the cities of India, primarily Delhi. During her Masters she has done varied courses from Problems of International Relations, Aesthetics and International Politics to specialized areas like South Asia, South East Asia and China. She has also participated in various conferences in JNU like Kunzru Memorial lecture on current Refuges crisis She is interested in looking at Alternative approaches to International Relations and how there can be a “dialogue” with the mainstream International Relations.

Geetanjali Dangwal is a Research Intern working on the Strategic Analyses concentrating upon Internet Sovereignty and Cybersecurity both quantitative and qualitative in nature. She is a prospective Research Scholar. She currently holds double Masters in East Asian Studies from the University of Delhi and Public Administration from the Uttarakhand Open University. She holds a Bachelors degree in Mathematical Sciences with concentration in Computer Science, Operations Research and Mathematics.She was the Chief coordinator of the Lecture Programme of the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, H.E. Dr. Cho Hyun at the University of Delhi. She has participated in the 9^th All India Korean Language Speech Contest, and has already presented two research papers at the International Conferences at JNU which will soon be published. She has also been an active attender to the International, National conferences and workshops.

Anuraag Srivastava is a graduate in Engineering in the field of Information Technology from University of Mumbai. Currently, he is pursuing Masters of Arts in International Studies from Symbiosis School of International Studies. His research areas include internal political as well as economic structures and policies of China and comparative studies between economic, social and political policies of India and China. He has published articles for Indian Review of Global Affairs, the research wing of Symbiosis School of International Studies. He is also studying Mandarin and has completed HSK level 1 exam so far.

Disunga Fedilis H has completed her masters from Jawaharlal Nehru University on Politics with Specialisation in International Relations. She has acquired her Bachelor Degree from Don Bosco College Maram, Manipur on Political Science.  During her bachelor, she has served as an executive member in various Student’s Organisations and has participated in various activities from teaching the marginalised to conducting awareness programs on the various ground. She has also undertaken field work to Manipur Central Jail analysing its Functional and Managerial System. She has done courses on International Area Studies in various countries and regions, Foreign Policy and Domestic Political System. At present, she serves as a Research Intern in the Institute of Chinese Studies. She is working on the Human Security in China; Drug a determinant, and also interested in looking at Chinese advancement in Myanmar; Impacts on India, China’s policies towards South Asia; Economic and Cultural.

Joy Mitra was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from May 2014 to July 2014. His areas of interests are comparative law and international affairs.

Md. Shariful Islam was a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies from June 2013 to August 2013. His areas of interest are critical security studies, human security, critical approaches to International Relations theory, South Asian politics, foreign policy analysis (with particular focus on Bangladesh, US, China, India), regionalism/cooperation through institutions, qualitative research methods, conflict transformation and peace building.

Ngipwem Rebecca Chohwanglim is an M. Phil student at the School of International Studies, Centre for East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 

Shristi Singh was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS). She is currently pursuing M.A. in International Studies from Symbiosis School of International Studies (SSIS). She has completed her graduation in Political Science from Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi in 2017. She has contributed few articles to the Indian Review of Global Affairs (IRGA), which is the research portal of SSIS. She also possesses basic knowledge of Mandarin. Her research interests include primarily Domestic and Foreign Policies of India and China, Sino-India relations and various regional and sub-regional arrangements (Asia).

Surbhi lohia was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS). She is currently pursuing M.A. in International Studies from Symbiosis School of International Studies(SSIS) Pune. She has completed her graduation in B.A Hons Sociology from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. She has interned at Nielsen as a market researcher. She has contributed a few articles to the Indian Review of Global Affairs (IRGA), which is the research portal of SSIS. She also possesses basic knowledge of Mandarin. Her research interests lies within the conflict and security studies domain ; Sino-India relations amidst heightened cross border tensions.

Sharanya Menon is a Reserach Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi. She is pursuing her integrated Masters in Developmental Studies from IIT Madras. Her research interests primarily focus on the question of gender in China and specifically the Social Credit System initiative of the Chinese government.

Sunaina Bose was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She is pursuing her MA in Development Studies from IIT Madras. Her areas of interest are the Belt and Road Initiative,Chinese engagement in Multilateral Development Banks. She also takes a keen interest in intersectionality and gender studies.

Fatima Germanwala was a research intern at Institute for Chinese Studies, New Delhi. She is pursuing her masters in Geopolitics and International Relations from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). She has completed her graduation in English Literature from IIS University, Jaipur, in 2016 and further worked as a freelancer for Times of India, Jaipur. Her areas of interest are Human Rights in China, India-China relations and China's socio-cultural elements.  

Ramya Kannan was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) Delhi. She is pursuing her Integrated M.A. in Development Studies from IIT Madras. Her research interests include urbanization, migration and sustainability. She is also interested to study regional cooperation in Asia, human rights issues, and climate change and its effects on conflict situations. 

Oliver Nelson Gonsalves was a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies from February 2015 to June 2015. He worked on compilation of data for a project on Chinese investments in India and overlooked the setting up of the new ICS website. His areas of interest are entrepreneurship, energy studies, policy research and political economy.

Julee Kumari was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), New Delhi. She recently completed her MA in Politics (specialization in international relation) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She had done project on China and the Middle East as part of her masters programme. She completed her BA (H) in Political Science from Deshbandhu  College, University of Delhi and her research interests are non traditional aspects such as: women status in China, environment ,population and Chinese political system.

Navreet Kaur Kullar is a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies. She has completed her MA in International Relations (2016-2018) from Amity University, Noida and has done her BA (honors) in English Literature from the same university. She has received a silver medal during her graduation from the university and has also been provided with a scholarship for academic excellence. During her post-graduation she participated in multiple extra-curricular events. She also participated and presented a paper in UPTAKE programme “Dividing lines in wider Europe: political and security challenges three decades after the fall of the Iron Curtain” held at Brussels School of International Studies in 2018. She holds a diploma in Human Security from Sciences Po University, Paris,France. She has formerly interned with Ministry of External Affairs in WANA division from July-September, 2017. Her MA thesis was on the Geopolitics of the Rohingya Issue. Her research interests lie in the area of International Relations and Political Science; International Security/Rise of Emerging Nations, particularly India and China in global politics.

Jagrat Buragohain was a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Amity University, Noida (2016-2018) and BA in Tourism Administration (2010-2013) from the same university. During graduation his dissertation topic-‘History of Tea from China to India and Tea Tourism’ was given the best award and after completing graduation he has taken up many volunteer Eco-Tourism programmes in Assam. During Masters his dissertation topic was on ‘Illegal Migrants and its Consequences’ under the regional political party-Asom Gana Parishad. His main areas of interest are Sino-India Relations, Northeast India and Regionalism; and Border and Security Issues.

Fay Zhong is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi. She is pursuing her M.A. in English Literature in Graduate School of Xi’an University of Technology - Xi’an, China. She has completed her Bachelor in English Literature in Datong University - Datong, China (2013-2017) She is interested in Chinese literature, especially literature works generated in modern and contemporary China. Her research in ICS focuses on the different female images in Thunder Storms by Cao Yu.

Srijana Karnatak was a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi. She has completed her MA in International Studies (2016-2018) from Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru. Her MA dissertation was on ‘India’s Border Area Development Programme in the Eastern Front: A Critical Study’. She completed her BA (Programme) in Political Science and Economics (2012-2015) from Gargi College, University of Delhi. Previously she has worked as a Research Intern at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses under the Non-Traditional Security Centre. Her research interests are territorial disputes between India and China, border studies and significance of non-traditional security in East Asia. She is currently working on a research project titled ‘Delimiting the Northern Frontiers of British India: A Study of Colonial India’s Border-making Project vis-à-vis China (1890-1947).

Chandan Panigrahi was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from February 2014 to April 2014. He worked on human rights and human security issues. His areas of interest are human rights, human security, foreign policy and international organizations.

Disket Angmo was a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies from April 2015 to June 2015. She worked on a project titled 'A study of Protest and Uprising in Tibet since 1959 till today’. Her areas of interest area Chinese foreign policy, Tibet issues, and border studies.

Vidushi R Singh is a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi. She is currently a student at the Integrated Programme in Management at IIM Indore. As a part of her curriculum, she has studied International Relations, International Trade and Politics, among other subjects. She has also written a paper on the State-Private Business Interface in China, with fellow classmate Yukta Keshri, under the supervision of Professor G. Venkat Raman. Her research interests relate to the state – private business interface in China, the role of political agendas in the US – China trade war, rise of populism and protectionism, and emerging debates in the global eco-political sphere.

Bhavana Giri is Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi. She is 4^th year student undergoing Integrated Programme in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Indore. Before joining ICS she worked as Market Strategy Intern at Citylytics IntrigAI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.. There she focused on studying Indian markets and emerging market places by collecting consumer data to locate them and see the distribution across cities. Thereby locating the best markets for clients of at Citylytics IntrigAI Technologies to expand. Her areas of interest are studying market and trade patterns, Trade War between China and U.S., Economic repercussions on ASEAN and possible opportunities for India benefit from Trade war.

Kuldeep Saini is a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies. He is pursuing Integrated Programme in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Indore (2016 – 2021) Madhya Pradesh.  During his graduation, he has worked on the Term paper “Role of MSME’s in developing Economies” for the course Critical Thinking and Writing Skills under the guidance of Dr. Dibyadyuti Roy. Previously he has worked as a summer intern for Edelweiss Financial Services under the Mutual Fund Products department, understanding the financial segmentation of M F products for different Indian Markets (May 2018 – July2018). His main areas of interests are China’s competitive policies of MSME’s, Institutional governance & regulations, Slowbalising economies & India – China investment corridor.

Madhvi Pokhriyal is a research intern at Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) Delhi. She is pursuing her Masters of Art in International Studies and History from Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bengaluru. She has done her Bachelors in BA (Hons.) Political Science from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. Her research interests are Growing presence of China in Africa, Chinese investment in Africa and various debates, Chinese foreign policy regarding African nations, China’ soft power diplomacy in Africa, African foreign policy and historic links between China and Africa. She can speak beginner level Mandarin.

Aishwarya Sanas is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS). She has completed her Masters of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) from Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bengaluru. She has graduated from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science. Previously, she has worked as a Research Intern with PRS Legislative Research, Delhi and Public Concern for Governance Trust, Mumbai. Her research interests are labor policy, global and regional value-added chains particularly in the Garment Industry of China, India and other South Asian countries. Apart from these, she has presented research papers on the topics related to Artificial Intelligence and Election Processes, etc.

Nishant Dilip Sharma is a research intern at Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi. He is pursuing his M.A. in International Studies from Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore. He completed his B.A. (Hons.) in Journalism and Mass Communication from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore. His has previously interned as an opinion writer and panelist at Indian Folk, Bangalore and as a news writer for News Track Live Infomedia in Indore. Apart from this, he has also worked as Content Manager for Capital Via Global Research and Feedify. His foray into International Relations stems from his interests in areas such as governance, climate policies and Chinese Studies. His ongoing research titled- “Separatism, Security and Social Credit: The techno-surveillance age in China” focuses on the dual nature of surveillance in China under the Social Credit System. He has also written papers on Basic Income and its possible frameworks including one based on partial funding through carbon taxation.

Vasvi Saini is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS). She has completed her Masters of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) from Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bengaluru. She has graduated from Daulat Ram College, Delhi University in Philosophy. Her research interests are China’s Cultural Diplomacy, cultural dynamics in China and China using culture as the soft power to ensure their national interest. She’s also keen on doing research on a comparative study on different Tribal Communities on India-China Border area.

Sanjana Dhar was a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi. She is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Diplomacy, Law and Business from O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat. She has completed her Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Political Science from Ramjas College, University of Delhi. In the course of her Master's programme, as a part of her academic requirements, she has written a research paper on ‘South China Sea dispute and the counter-action from Southeast Asian nations’. Her research interests are Geopolitics of East Asia and Southeast Asia, Foreign Policy and Security Aspect of China, China’s role in the Indo-Pacific region, hard power, soft power and smart power diplomacy. Also, she can speak beginner level Mandarin.

Megna Suresh was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Geopolitics and International Relations from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal. She has completed her Bachelors of Arts in International Relations from Central University of Kerala. For her academic requirements in her Masters, she worked on several papers including Probable Cold -War in the Indo-Pacific Region: US-China Relations as a Case in point and US-USSR, Balance of Power in the Cold War and post-Cold War- A Comparative Study. Her research interests are Geopolitics of East Asia and South East Asia, the Geopolitical Imperative of the Indian Ocean, the Changing dynamics of the Indo-Pacific, the Concept of Soft Power, the Geopolitical Importance of Korean Peninsula, and India’s Foreign Policy Orientations.

Hassaan Chishti is a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi, currently in second year of M.A. International Studies, Symbiosis School of International Studies, Pune. He has a Bachelor’s degree in History from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi. His area of interest is Asia, with a special focus on China’s growing influence in the Asian continent through effective use of soft power. He has previously worked as a research intern in a museum consultancy company as well with an event management company.

Annesha Bhattacharjee is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She has completed her graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication, Amity University and is currently pursuing her Masters in  International Studies from Symbiosis School of International Studies. Prior to this, she has interned as a marketing consultant in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and as a research consultant in  Prabhat Khabar.  Her research interest primarily focuses on Sino-India relations: economic, culture, people-people; emerging debates on Asian identity: western vs. eastern narratives.

Prahlad Kumar Singh was currently working as a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi. He is pursuing M.Phil. from Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. He has completed his MA in Politics with specialization in international Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His major area of interest includes international relation, Civil-Military relations and Political Theory. He is currently working on ‘Civil-Military Relations in China during XI Jinping Era’.  

Meghanjalli Routh has completed her Masters in Financial Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics, Pune. Her interest in the subject surged from her under graduation in Economics from the University of Delhi. She worked on Studying Private Equity Investments and other forms of Investment traction in India from China last summer under the mentorship of Dr. Aravind Yelery. Simultaneously, she also worked on Women Employment in India & China under the guidance of Dr. Ashwini Deshpande. With exposure to vast areas of research, she is back with Institute of Chinese Studies for her second tenure after her Post Graduation to continue the research where it was left. 

Bihu is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She has completed M.A. in ‘Chinese language and literature’ from School of language, literature and cultural studies, JNU, New Delhi. Prior to working at ICS, she has interned Indian Council of World Affairs, India where she authored a research paper titled, “Hong Kong Protest of 2019 and China’s one country, two systems”. Her research interests include International Relations as well as China Studies.

Mahesh Kumar Kamtam is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS). He is currently enrolled as a PhD Scholar in the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi. His research interest broadly focuses on Chinese politics, Governance and nationalism in the age of Social media with a specific focus on using the computational methodology to understand Chinese politics in the contemporary era. 

Mahesh is currently, working on developing his hypothesis, he holds a Graduate degree in Political Science from Center for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Undergraduate degree in Statistics and computer science from Nizam College, Hyderabad. He holds UGC Junior Research Fellow-NET in Political science.

Alexander S. Levine is a rising senior at Fordham University in New York City, where he studies International Political Economy and Chinese. At Fordham University, Alexander is the International Affairs Editor for the Fordham Political Review and the Modern Languages Representative to the Fordham College Academic Dean’s Council.

Anuradha was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She has completed M.A in Chinese Studies, Doon University, Dehradun (2019). Her research interests includes Cinema studies specifically popularity of Bollywood movie in china and the comparative studies between India and China through the cinematic lenses. She has already worked on titled - Where Confucianism and women liberation both works- decoding the success of Dangal in china (2019).

Antara Kar was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from October 2014 to November 2014. She worked on the ICSSR project on a comparative study of social welfare for small and medium enterprises workers in China and India. Her areas of interest are women’s socio-economic status in industrialized economies, gender and development issues, Japan’s post-war labour market dynamics, and immigration problem in Japanese economy.

Deepabali Bhattacharjee is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She has done her under graduation in Economics from University of Delhi and completed post-graduation in Economics from Banaras Hindu University. She is currently working under Dr. Aravind Yelery as an intern on the research proposal "China- US relation and the trade pattern".

Ferdausi Mahojabin Sumana was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies, from June 2014 to July 2014. Her areas of interest are public policies, economic policies, politico-economic development, gender studies, bilateral-multilateral trade relations, growth path of recent economic superpowers in Asia (especially India, China, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia).

G. Shandeepan was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from June 2013 to August 2013. His areas of interest are strategic and defence studies of East Asia; secession conflict in Sri Lanka, Philippine and Myanmar; post-conflict reconstruction and state practices.

Ila Joshi was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from June 2012 to August 2012. Her areas of interest are Chinese society and culture (women issues).

Isha Sharma was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from June 2013 to August 2013. Her areas of interest are Chinese political system, society and culture in post-Mao China and East Asia in world politics.

Kanika Arora was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from May 2013 to July 2013 and again joined ICS from June 2014 to August 2015. She worked on translating Chinese text to English. Her areas of interest are Chinese language, literature, culture, economic growth in post-Mao China: China's policies in Tibet; China's political economy; cross-strait relations; Sino-Indian relations in 21st century; translation of ancient Chinese literary texts into English.

Mahdi Frough was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from May 2014 to June 2014. His areas of interest are political economy and development studies, focused on South and East Asia.

Maitraiyi Mondal was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from April 2014 to July 2014. Her areas of interest are intersection of public policy and population migration.

Mingming Zhou was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from July 2013 to August 2013. Her areas of interest are public policy, India-China relations, development, and multi-lateral diplomacy.

Priyadarshini Rawal was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from May 2013 to August 2013. She worked on a project titled ‘Perspectives of India and China as reflected in their Media’ and looking at how both India and China write about one another in their respective national newspapers. Her areas of interest are India-China relations (history, politics and cultural dynamics).

Priyanka Babbar was a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies from May 2014 to June 2014. She worked on the rise of environmentalism and environmental movements in India and China by attempting to draw a comparative analysis of the environmental circumstances in both the countries. Her areas of interests are India-China bilateral relations, environmental issues and development.

Rani Singh was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from June 2012 to August 2012. Her areas of interest are Chinese language and literature, Chinese studies, translation and interpretation.

Samar Tyagi is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. Currently, he is working on analysing trends in Sino-Indian Bilateral Trade and fiscal decentralisation in China. His areas of interest are International Economic Relations and evaluating public programs. 

Shishir Ghimire was a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies from May 2013 to July 2013. He worked on interest of China in constitution making process of Nepal.

His areas of interest are China in South Asia, politics of TAR, role of buffer state in international politics, and contemporary international affairs.

Shubdha Gurun was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from May 2014 to July 2014. She worked on Chinese literature and studies. Her areas of interest are Chinese studies, Chinese language and literature, translation and interpretation.

Spike Novak was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from July 2013 to September 2013. He worked on a thesis on comparing municipal finance and poverty alleviation in Shanghai and Mumbai. His areas of interest are economic development, India-China relations, Chinese and Indian political economy, municipal finance, and poverty alleviation.

Swati Arun was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from August 2013 to September 2013. She worked in the field of IR and foreign policy of China. Her areas of interests include China's relation with Asia and the USA, peaceful development of China, and economics.

Vishal Choudhury is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies.  For his Masters he wrote a dissertation titled 'Understanding the Transformation of the Chinese Economy: The Core Periphery Paradigm and the Society.' To further his understanding of the Chinese economy and society he left for another masters program (International Master's in Public Administration) at the prestigious Renmin University of China (2014-2016).

Priyanka Madia was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She is pursuing a B.A. in ‘Chinese Studies’ from the University of Mumbai. Her research interests include the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Foreign policies of China, as well as international Relations.
 

Zhussip Zhumagaliyev is citizen of Kazakhstan. He is a student of International Relations at Mahatma Gandhi University in Masters degree. He received his BA in International Relations from Caspian State University in Kazakhstan. 

Tanishka was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi. Currently, she is pursuing her Master’s Degree from the Department of International Studies, Christ University, Bangalore. She completed her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi. Her research interests include China’s increasing presence in the South Pacific Islands, Changing foreign policy of Pacific islands towards China with a specific focus on the Solomon Islands and Kiribati. 
 

Kritika Gupta was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from May 2015 to July 2015. Her areas of interest are women studies, gender issues,  development economics, statistics, and econometrics.

Arnav Batra is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. He is an undergraduate student at IIM Indore. He is currently pursuing his BA in  Foundations of Management, as part of 5 year Integrated Programme in Management. He has studied courses in various fields including Economics, Political Science, Sociology, and Statistics.His current research interests are the private sector companies in China and the role of State Owned Entereprises in the Economic and Sociological fabric of the Chinese nation.

Sanchi Vahal is a Research Assistant at the Institute of Chinese Studies. Her areas of interest are international and development economics.

Hariharan Chandrashekaran is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi. He is currently pursuing his Master of Arts in Diplomacy, Law, and Business from O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat. He has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Applications from Jain University, Bengaluru. His area of interest is International Political and Development Economics; and use of Strategic Technologies in International Relations with a focus towards the region of Indo – Pacific. He has previously worked as a Research and Communications Intern in a Government Affairs Consultancy. He is also currently engaged in learning Mandarin.

Shobita Kohli was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from May 2015 to July 2015. Her areas of interest are  Chinese language, India-China relations,cultures and festivals.

Karthik Satheesh was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi.. He is a second-year IPM student in IIM Indore. His areas of interest are economics and psychology. I have experience in conducting academic studies in the field of psychology, philosophy and, macroeconomics.  Additionally, He had gained field-experience by engaging in sociology projects.  He is currently studying the impact of coronavirus on the Chinese economy and the corresponding policy changes.

Mahima Bhatia was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from May 2015 to July 2015. Her areas of interest are Chinese language, Chinese culture and the historic evolution of Chinese characters.

Akshit Goel is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. He is an undergraduate student at IIM Indore. He is currently pursuing his BA in  Foundations of Management, as part of 5 year Integrated Programme in Management. As part of his course he has studied various courses such as Econometrics, Macro & Micro Economics, Development Economics, Statistics, etc. His research interest includes Economic impact of Covid-19 outbreak in China and its implications on the globaleconomy, Global supply chains and their role in chinese economy.
 

Mahima Khosla is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. Her areas of interest are macroeconomics, econometrics techniques, contemporary China and Mandarin language.

Li Zhongwu was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from June 2015 to July 2015. He worked on healthcare system of India and China. His areas of interest are comparative studies, healthcare and social security systems.

Rustam Ali Seerat was a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies from June 2015 to July 2015. His areas of interest are negotiation/diplomacy with focused area of Sino-Afghan diplomatic relations and China’s diplomacy in Special Administrative Regions (SAR).

Sanghamitra Bora is a research intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies.  She has completed her Masters in International Relations from South Asian University, New Delhi.  Her research interests includes Women, Peace and Security, Conflict resolution, Peace building, Security studies and Human Rights. 

Kannan R Nair Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. He is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Eurasian Research and Analysis Institute. He was previously associated with Research Internship Program at the National Institute of Advanced Studies and Global Schools Program. Currently pursuing his Integrated Masters in Political Science at the Central University of Pondicherry.

Sayantan Haldar is Research Intern, Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi. He is currently finishing his Masters in Political Science from Presidency University, Kolkata. He is interested in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, South Asian geopolitics, China – South Asia relations and Indian foreign policy. He has previously interned with Asia in Global Affairs and Centre for Studies in International Relations and Development, Kolkata.

Aadil Sud is a Research Intern at ICS Delhi. He is currently pursuing his Masters degree in International Security at the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po Paris. He completed his undergraduate degree in International Relations from Sciences Po Paris, Campus du Havre, and spent a year abroad at the University of Warwick, where he was part of the Politics and International Studies department. His interests during his studies have comprised, amongst others - Security Studies, Diplomacy, Crisis Management and Defence. His research focus with the ICS is on the impact that the current pandemic may have on the future of the Belt and Road Initiative, both economically and politically. 

Megha Pardhi is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She is pursuing a Masters in Politics and International Relations from JNU, New Delhi. She has previously worked as a research intern with Ministry of External Affairs, India and NITI Aayog. She is a scholarship recipient at Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations Conference 2020. Megha has also represented India in several youth dialogues, including China-India Youth Dialogue 2020. Her research interests include technology and international relations, foreign policy of India, foreign policy of China, and international relations theory.

Amitava Banik Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. He is an engineer and management professional. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Electronics & Communication from Visveswariah Technological University (VTU), Belgaum (Karnataka) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Insurance Business from Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida (UP).He is a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of India (FIII). He has about 14 years of rich professional experience spanning across diverse sectors ranging from engineering to insurance with leading multinational and Indian companies. He has keen interest in the comparative study of China and India on the aspects of economy, welfare and development parameters, industry,trade and commerce, etc. He is presently working on a research paper on “Trade between China and East and North East Indian states”. He has presented papers in several seminars and writes blogs and articles on management, economics, international studies, Sociology and related areas.

Sukanya Roy has done her under graduation in Economics from the Banaras Hindu University. With a growing interest in Economics, she went ahead with pursuing an M.A in Economics from Banaras Hindu University. Currently, she is in third semester of post graduation. Her interest areas are microeconomics, development economics, international economics and statistics.

Satarupa Mitra has done graduation in Economics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Finding this subject stimulating, she pursued MA Economics from the same university. Currently, she is in final year of post graduation. She is currently a research intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. Her research interests are applied economics and topics germane to international relations, socio-economic policies and development.

Akshay Bhambri is a M.Phil. Research Scholar at Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. His research is titled “Healing Politics: Politics of Knowledge of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry in the Post Open Door Period.” 

Megha Shrivastava is a research intern at ICS. She holds her masters in Politics (with Specialization in International Relations) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Also a UGC-NET qualified scholar, she has published quality papers, blogs and essays in many reputed journals before. She has earlier worked at Foreign Policy Research center, Yogya Foundation and Center for legislative Research and advocacy as a research intern. 

Ananya Raj Kakoti is a research intern at ICS. She have completed my Masters in International Relations and Area Studies, from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She is currently pursuing a PG Diploma in Human Rights Law from National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. She have previously interned with the United Nations Development Programme.

I Abhyoday, am a Masters student of East Asian Studies at Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi. I had got my paper on Sino-Indian relations published in FPRC, New Delhi's Quarterly Journal. My areas of interest range from East Asian Security dynamics between Japan and China, Japanese militarization, constructivist approach towards understanding securitization in a region, Japanese & Indian foreign policy and its impact on Indo-Pacific as a whole. During my time at ICS I look forward to working on Japanese Militarization and Japan’s role in the post-pandemic world order.

Sudarshan Gupta is pursuing his Master of Arts in Diplomacy, Law, and Business from O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat. His area of interest is in the Indo-Pacific region particularly China's foreign policy and its increasing competition with the US in the region. He has previously interned with MitKat Advisory, a political risk analysis firm.

Palden Sonam is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. Currently he is working under Jabin T. Jacob and his research interests include China’s minority policies, relationship between Chinese nationalism and minority nationalism, China’s Buddhist diplomacy and Sino-Indian relation.  

Pritish Gupta is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. He has completed his Masters in International Relations from O.P. Jindal Global University. His areas of interest are Foreign Policy, the rise of China tech, political meritocracy.

He is currently working on China – North Korea relations.

Shreha Gupta is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She is pursuing masters in Chinese language, literature and culture from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. At ICS, she is doing research work on the future of Nepal-China bilateral relationship amid political crisis in Nepal. She would examine the effect of Nepal's political turmoil on the Nepal-China relationship amid the geopolitical shifts and also examine how the unstable government in Nepal have undermined public trust in democracy.

Virtual intern at Institute of Chinese Studies. Pursuing  PhD on 'Dimensions of China's Power: National Interests and International Responsibilities, 2007-2017' at the Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. 

Halim Nazar is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. He is an undergraduate student at IIM Indore and is currently pursuing his BA in Foundations of Management as part of the 5-year Integrated Programme in Management.

Arpita Victor is a research intern at ICS. She is currently pursuing her M.A. in East Asian Studies from the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi. Her interests lie broadly in East Asian geopolitics and how the rest of East Asia is cultivating a political identity in opposition to Communist China, as seen in the rise of the Indo-Pacific.

Shivangi Gulati is currently pursuing her Masters in International Studies from Christ University, Bengaluru. She got her Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi University. She has done her schooling from Lancer's Convent, New Delhi. She is currently working on Sino-Indian Economic Relations since 2001, as her Dissertation topic for her 2nd year of Masters. 

Wonchibeni Patton is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She is currently pursuing her M.A. in International Studies from Christ University, Bengaluru. She completed her B.A. with triple majors in Economics, Political Science and Sociology from Christ University, Bengaluru.

Debashree Nath is currently pursuing her Masters in International Relations from Christ University, Bangalore. She is currently working on her Masters dissertation titled “China’s Maritime security strategy towards Indian Ocean: An Assesment”. Her current research interests also include: China-South Asia relations, Tibet Autonomy.

Arpita Ghosh is a research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi. She is pursuing her masters in international Studies from Christ University, Bangalore. She has completed her BA in English Honours from St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi University, Ranchi. Currently she is working on 'The overseas Chinese and China’s foreign policy towards South East Asia' as her topic for dissertation for masters. Her areas of interest include China’s foreign policy in South East Asia, Tibet Autonomy, and Chinese Diaspora in Global Community, Nepal as a buffer sate between India and China, Future of Russia-China relations, Shaping China’s future in the world Affairs and the role of US in it.

Priyam Chadha is a graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru University in B.A. in Chinese (Honors). She has done her schooling from St. Anthony’s Sr. Sec. School, New Delhi. She has participated in the International Youth Ambassadors Exchange Programme of Taiwan, 2015. She was a part of the delegation sent to Shanghai in December 2015.

Her areas of interest are issues in modern Chinese society, women in China, China’s domestic and international politics. 

Apeksha Dhakorkar is pursuing MA in Politics from University of Mumbai. She is currently involved in a research project ‘China: Hindrance to India in IOR’ at the ICS. She has also done documentation work as a freelancer for an INGO ActionAid. Her areas of interest are Indian Ocean Region, Sino-India and China-south Asia relations.

Inderdeep Kaur Raina is a recent graduate from Amity University. She holds a bachelors degree in Political Science from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University. Before joining ICS she interned with The Energy and Resources Institute on an ADB project encountering carbon emission. Her research interests include Chinese nuclear program and issues, Indo-China relations, border disputes, China and Israel relations.

Rishap Vats is currently pursuing his Masters in Political Science from the University of Mumbai and has completed a Post Graduate Diploma course in International Studies from the same institution. He has completed his graduation in political science from Mithibai College, Mumbai and previously worked as a Search engine optimizer, Content writer and a media advisor.

Mayur Dandge has completed his graduation from Mumbai University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and is currently pursuing M.A. (Hons) Political Science from Mumbai University.  His areas of interest are Strategic Studies, Foreign Policy, Military Affairs, and Military Technology.  He is currently a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies.

Jyotishman Bhagawati has completed his graduation in Political Science from Delhi University. He is currently pursuing M.A. in International Relations from South Asian University. His broad areas of interest are strategic affairs and geopolitics in Asia, national security and defence of India and International Relations of South Asia. As part of his research at ICS, he is currently working on China’s military exchanges with Myanmar and Thailand.

Shubham Karmakar completed his MA from Jawaharlal Nehru University in Chinese Language, Literature & Culture. He has done his graduation from Visva Bharati University in the same stream. He has participated in the International Youth Ambassadors Exchange Programme of Taiwan. He was also a part of 5th All India Conference of China Studies in 2012. He was a member of a Cultural Exchange Delegation from VIsva Bharati University to Yunnan University, Kunming, China in 2013. 

Raj Trikkha is a research intern at ICS. He currently is in the second year of his Integrated Program in Management degree from IIM Indore.

Prakash Bhandari is currently pursuing MA in International Relations from South Asian University, New Delhi. At ICS, he is doing research work on political economy of increasing Chinese investment in Nepal.  His research interest areas are Chinese investment in Nepal; China-South Asia relations; Chinese and Indian foreign policies; political economy of OBOR. He has published several articles in newspapers and magazines in both English and Nepali about contemporary politics and international issues.

I am Hima Mishra, the new virtual research intern at ICS. I joined on 15th July 2021. I will also be assisting with the social media handles of the institute.