Internship Programme

Ashima Vardhan is a research intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi. She is in her third year of Integrated Programme in Management at IIM Indore. Her research interests include Confucius Institutes, Education and Tourism in China and India, China’s Social Credit System, and Institutional Economics.

Ripin Yadav is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies. He is pursuing Integrated Programme in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Indore (2017 – 2022) Madhya Pradesh. As a part of his curriculum, he has studied Human development theories, Economics statistics, Political science, and Economics. His research interests are China’s economy, Human Development, and Technological Advancements.

Hrishikesh Kayshap is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), New Delhi. He is pursuing the dual-degree 5-Year Integrated Programme in Management at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore. Some of his major academic subjects include International Relations, Law, US Foreign Economic Relations and Development economics among others. He has co-authored a paper on Competition Law in India: Section 3 & 4; Applicability of Section 3 and 4 for Trade Unions and Associations, which is to be published in NILS India Business Law Review. He has also worked on the term paper “Public and Private Primary Education in India” under the guidance of Dr Urjani Chakravarty. He is currently working on the start-up or entrepreneurial markets of China and India especially in the areas of laws, policies, and regulations governing start-ups.

Abhishek Giri is a research intern at Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) Delhi. He is currently a 2nd year Integrated Programme in Management student at Indian Institute of Management, Indore. His research interests are Chinese economy and foreign policy, Chinese military modernization, China’s motives behind the Belt and Road initiative, and the evolving power dynamics in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Bhavya Kundu is a second-year undergraduate student from the Integrated Programme in Management at Indian Institute of Management, Indore, and is the coordinator of the undergraduate Consulting and Economics Special Interest Group of IIM Indore - Appl-i. He has worked on a diverse array of academic projects from the domains of social sciences to macroeconomics, and conducted extensive field work for sociological aspects of the projects. His current projects include analyzing the Chinese Economy from the Perspective of FDI, China and its Great Game in the Asia Pacific and A Commentary on the Chinese Monetary Policy. His research interests include fields like central banking and monetary economics, foreign policy and international relations.

Sanjana Dhar is a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi. She is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Diplomacy, Law and Business from O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat. She has completed her Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Political Science from Ramjas College, University of Delhi. In the course of her Master's programme, as a part of her academic requirements, she has written a research paper on ‘South China Sea dispute and the counter-action from Southeast Asian nations’. Her research interests are Geopolitics of East Asia and Southeast Asia, Foreign Policy and Security Aspect of China, China’s role in the Indo-Pacific region, hard power, soft power and smart power diplomacy. Also, she can speak beginner level Mandarin.

Megna Suresh is a Research Intern at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Geopolitics and International Relations from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal. She has completed her Bachelors of Arts in International Relations from Central University of Kerala. For her academic requirements in her Masters, she worked on several papers including Probable Cold -War in the Indo-Pacific Region: US-China Relations as a Case in point and US-USSR, Balance of Power in the Cold War and post-Cold War- A Comparative Study. Her research interests are Geopolitics of East Asia and South East Asia, the Geopolitical Imperative of the Indian Ocean, the Changing dynamics of the Indo-Pacific, the Concept of Soft Power, the Geopolitical Importance of Korean Peninsula, and India’s Foreign Policy Orientations.

Hassaan Chishti is a Research Intern at Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi, currently in second year of M.A. International Studies, Symbiosis School of International Studies, Pune. He has a Bachelor’s degree in History from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi. His area of interest is Asia, with a special focus on China’s growing influence in the Asian continent through effective use of soft power. He has previously worked as a research intern in a museum consultancy company as well with an event management company.

Annesha Bhattacharjee, is a research intern at Institute of Chinese Studies, (ICS) New Delhi. She is currently pursuing her M.A. in International Studies(SSIS).

She has completed her graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication from Amity University(Kolkata) in 2018.

She has interned as a research consultant in Prabhat Khabar(Print media house) and marketing consultant in Indian Oil Corporation.

She has basic knowledge in Mandarin and French.

Her research interests primarily focuses on Sino-India relations: economic, culture & people-to-people; India-China border disputes; Emerging debates on the Asian identity: Western vs. Eastern Narratives.