Research Interns

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.

I am Ashu Maan. I was born and brought up in New Delhi. I did my bachelor in Arts from Delhi University in the year 2015. After that I took a hiatus from academics to pursue other interests. I came back to academics to pursue Masters in International Relations due to my keen interest in China (its rise and challenge to the post world War 2 and cold war order) and National Security.
I have interned at Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) where I did research on Pakistan occupied Kashmir (focusing on Gilgit-Baltistan).
I am currently in my second year of Masters in International Relations from Jindal School of International Affairs (Jindal global university).

Shreya is an intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. Having graduated this year from Jindal School of International Affairs with a specialization in Defence and National Security Studies, she has published papers pertaining to the Chinese maritime interests. In a fast-moving competitive world, where geopolitics is interdependent on geostrategy and geoeconomics, she feels it is imperative to study state behaviour of expanding powers.

Parul Trivedi is currently pursuing her Masters in International Studies from School of International and Area studies at Goa University, Goa. She has completed her Bachelors Honors degree in the field of Political Science with a minor in English Literature from Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, M.P.

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.

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.

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.

I am currently a Research Intern at the Institute for Chinese Studies, New Delhi. I have completed my BA (Research) in International Relations from Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida. As part of my Bachelor's degree, I completed my Undergraduate Thesis titled "Civil-Military Relations in the XI Jinping Era: Building Professionalism of the PLA with Chinese Characteristics" in 2021

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.