Research Interns

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.

Neha mishra is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She is doing M.Phil in Political science from University of Delhi. Her research interest revolves around the India- China geopolitical and geostrategic equations. She is working on India- China Geo-economic competition in Persian Gulf for her M.Phil dissertation.Besides this, She is working as a Co-writer at Nibbling Nuts academic Blog page- www.nibblingnuts.com.

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.