Education

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY, NEW DELHI, INDIA
PhD, International Organisation (Awarded April ’15)

  • Thesis: Negotiating Agriculture At The World Trade Organization: The Role Of Developing Countries And Their Coalitions.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, UK
Master of Arts, International Relations (Sept ’04 – Sept ’05)

  • Graduated with Distinction. 
  • Awarded full scholarship under the Commonwealth DfID scholarship scheme.  
  • Elected Member of Staff Students’ Consultative Committee, School of Politics and International Relations.

LADY SHRI RAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, INDIA  
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Journalism (Jul ’01 – Jun ’04)

  • Graduated with Distinction.
  • Elected President and Secretary of the Journalism Students’ Association, 2003-04 and 2002-03 respectively.
  • Merit award for contribution to creative writing.
  • Appointed Editor of the Annual College Magazine, 2003-04.
  • Internships: a) Research Assistant to Dr. Paula Banerjee, University of Calcutta, India, on projects on ‘Women’s Autonomy in India’ and ‘Mapping Minority Rights in India’ (Jun-Jul 2004); b) News Production Intern at India’s 24/7 public news broadcaster, for special programmes on General Elections 2004 (Mar-Apr 2004).

WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE, INDIA
Diploma in Environmental Law (Feb ’09 – Jul ’09)

  • Part-time course to enhance understanding of environment regulation.