Lakshmi Kusuma Kotha

Kusuma is an Associate Research Consultant at Centre for Geopolitics and Strategic Studies. She researches on Geoeconomics and Geopolitics, with a keen focus on Chinese Foreign Policy. She is a Master's graduate in Diplomacy, Law, and Business from Jindal School of International Affairs and she previously studied Economics in her undergraduate years. She spearheaded the Centre for North East Asian Studies at O.P. Jindal Global University and held research and leadership roles at organisations like Pacific Forum, Red Lantern Analytica, Project Statecraft, and ASEAN Youth Organization, India.