Interns — 2 – Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies

Aishik Baag

Aishik Baag is a graduate from Institute of Foreign Policy studies, University of Calcutta. His M.Phil dissertation was on “India-Israel Relation: Perspective on Changing Nature of India’s West Asia Policy” and his area of interests includes Maritime security in the Indian Ocean, riparian relations and geopolitics of South Asia.

Ambar Kumar Ghosh

Ambar Kumar Ghosh is a Doctoral Candidate at the Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University. Ambar is presently working as a Research Assistant at the Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata. He is currently working on the project, “Understanding Public Perceptions: India and China”. He has been a former Guest Faculty at the Department of Political Science, Siliguri College (University of North Bengal) and alumni of Vision India Foundation.

Anindita Mahapatra

Anindita Mahapatra is an alumna of Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. She takes a special interest in reading, writing, singing, and dancing. She has recently launched a channel for song covers for posting songs she occasionally sings. She is currently interning with KIIPS as its Social Media Coordinator.

Anushka Saxena

Anushka Saxena is a Foreign Policy and International Affairs Enthusiast. Her research interests include China and South Asia Studies, Maritime Geopolitics, and India’s Diplomatic Engagements. Currently, she is working as a Research Intern with the Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies. She is a student of History at Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi.

Ankita Bharadwaj

Ankita Bhardwaj is currently pursuing Phd in Department of Political Science, in Dibrugarh University. She completed her B.A. (hons) in Political Science from Miranda House, New Delhi and her M.A. and M.Phil from Sikkim University. Her M.Phil dissertation was titled “India-Myanmar Border Trade Through Mizoram and Manipur: An Assessment”.

Harshita Singh

Harshita Singh is a student of Political Science at Miranda House, University of Delhi. She is industrious with an equal penchant for policymaking, international developments and foreign policy, which perfectly aligns with her interest in the field of Indo-Pacific region. Currently, she is working as a Research Intern for the Kalinga Institute of Indo- Pacific Studies.

Nazir Ahmad Yosufi

Nazir Ahmad Yosufi is from Afghanistan. He is currently pursing his Ph.D. from the Centre for European Studies (CES), School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. He has been awarded Scholarship for the Ph.D. programme from Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in 2016. He is the founder of Afghan National School, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. He has also received an award from the National Environmental Protection Agency, Nimruz province of Afghanistan in 2013.

Meghna Pandamukherjee

Meghna Pandamukherjee is a freshman at APU, Japan, majoring in IR. Her hobbies include listening to jazz, writing poetry and lounging in bookstores

Sanchita Chatterjee

Sanchita Chatterjee is currently pursuing Ph.D. as a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in the Centre for Inner Asian Studies, School of International Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi). She completed her B.A. (hons) and M.A. in Political Science, Jadavpur University (Kolkata) and her M.Phil. from Centre for Inner Asian Studies, SIS, JNU (New Delhi).

Sukalpa Deka

Sukalpa Deka is a Ph.D. scholar at Dibrugarh University, Assam. She has completed her B.A. in Political Science from Guwahati university and M.A. in Political Science from Pondicherry University.

Uphar Dutta

Uphar Dutta, currently pursuing Bsc. Animation and VFX, is a Freelance Graphic Designer, Movie Maker, Content Writer, VFX Artist and an upcoming professional Streamer. He is currently interning with KIIPS as a Graphic Designer.