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.

Priyanka Madia is 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.
 

Tanishka is 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. 
 

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.

Sanjana Krishnan is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies.She is currently pursuing Masters degree in International Studies at the Department of International Studies and History, Christ University, Bengaluru.Completed B.A. triple major in Economics, Political Science and Sociology from Christ University, Bengaluru. Her areas of Interest includes Chinese Foreign Policy, Indian Foreign Policy, Comparative Studies, Non-state actors, International Relation, Education and Gender.

Hariharan C 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.

Karthik Satheesh is 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.

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.