Education & Training:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chinese Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
- ‘Fox Fellow’ [2008-2009], The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University, USA
- Certificate in Law and Economics, Asia Link Program on Human Resource Development in Law and Economics in India and Europe, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, India
- Master of Philosophy (M. Phil) in Chinese Studies, JNU
- MA Politics (with specialization in International Relations), JNU
- B.A. (Honours) Economics, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University
Awards/Honors/Recognition:
- Chosen as a “China India Scholar-Leader Initiative Fellow (CISLI Fellow)” 2017 by the India China Institute, New School, New York, USA (one of eight chosen globally)
- Chosen by the India China Institute, New School, New York, USA as the ‘2015 Emerging Scholar’ from India, for research on the India-China border dispute and the origins of boundary making
- Recipient of the Inaugural “Centenary Visiting Fellowship” (nominated award), SOAS, University of London, UK, 2013-14
- Delivered the Second Lecture of the “CFCS Young Scholars Lecture Series”, invited by the Center for China Studies, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, 27 April 2012
- Recipient of the 2011 “President’s Award” at the IDSA [Conferred by the Defence Minister of India] for outstanding publication in an International peer-reviewed journal
- Awarded the INLAKS Foundation Research Travel Grant 2009, Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, India
- Diploma and Medal of Honor from Fu Hsing Kang College (Taipei), Taiwan
- Awarded the ‘Ranojit Khanna Memorial Scholarship’ for the year 2000-01 by the Department of Economics, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi