Research Interns

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
 

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.

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.