Research Interns

Anushka Sisodia holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science from University of Delhi and is currently pursuing Masters in Politics from the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai. Her core research interests are Chinese diplomacy and the role of its soft power in shaping China’s narrative. She is specifically working on panda diplomacy. As a student of political science, she is also keenly interested in diplomatic ties between India and China from an economic perspective, diplomacy and geopolitics.

Gargi Chaturvedi is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies, and a Doctoral Scholar at the Centre for Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She holds a Master's degree in Chinese Language, Literature and Culture Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has been a recipient of the Chinese Government Scholarship for undertaking a Chinese language training course at the Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing PRC, and was awarded the UGC NET Junior Research Fellowship to pursue her doctoral studies. Her research work aims at contextualising and defining Red Culture by taking memory, history, ideology as variables and looks through its manifestations, implications, relevance, consumption and reception in the New Era under Xi Jinping. Her research interests include Cultural Policy of the PRC under Xi Jinping, CPC's use of History, Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, and gender and migration issues in post-reform China. Besides that, she also enjoys teaching Chinese Language courses.

Hritika Patil is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS). She is pursuing an M.A. in International Studies at Symbiosis School of International Studies, Symbiosis International University. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science.

She is passionate about geopolitics, geo-economics, technology, and gender studies. Her interest areas also include area studies emphasising the Indo-Pacific region, South Asia, China, and Latin America. She is keen on exploring the geo-economic dimensions of Chinese policies. In addition to her academic pursuits, Hritika is a dedicated language learner, currently studying Spanish and Mandarin.

Rekha J holds an M.A. in International Relations and Politics from the School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, and a B.A. in Political Science. She is a Virtual Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She previously worked as a Project Fellow at the Korea Centre for a year. Her research interests include East Asia, the broader Indo-Pacific region, and gender studies. A passionate language learner, Rekha is currently studying Korean and Mandarin to enhance her understanding of the regions she researches.

Navneet Kumar holds a B.A. and an M.A. degree in Chinese from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He qualified for the UGC NET-JRF in Chinese language in December 2023. He is passionate about Chinese language, literature, science & technology, modernisation, and science fiction literature in contemporary China. His research focuses on examining the impact of Chinese modernisation on society, individual psychology, and socio-economic and political structures through the lens of contemporary Chinese science fiction literature.

Manashjyoti Karjee is a researcher in Security & Society at the Advanced Studies Institute of Asia. He holds an M.A. in International Relations and Area Studies from Jamia Millia Islamia and a B.A. in Political Science from Ramjas College, University of Delhi. With a strong focus on security-related issues and a keen interest in China, he has published extensively in his field and continues to contribute to academic and policy-oriented publications.

Supradip Das has completed his Master’s in Chinese language and China Studies from the Department of Chinese Language and Culture (Cheena-
Bhavana), Visva-Bharati University. Recently he joined the ICS as a Virtual Research Intern. He also graduated from Cheena-Bhavana and pursued a one-year advanced training in the Chinese language from Beijing Language and Culture University China, under the bilateral scholarship program of MHRD, Govt. of India, and China Scholarship Council Govt. of PRC.

Khan Farah is a virtual Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi. She is pursuing her second Masters in MA China Studies from Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai and holds her first Masters in Chemistry from Mumbai University. For her thesis, she is working on “China’s Hydrogen Energy System” under the supervision of Saheli Chattaraj. Her interests include Environment regulation, Energy Security, Technologies associated with China’s energy development, Bilateral trade, China’s Market entry, Language and Culture.