Biography

About

I am a PhD Scholar at the Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. My work sits at the intersection of European Union external action, digital regulation, and the global politics of norms.

Profile

Before joining JNU for doctoral work, I completed an M.A. and a B.A. (Hons.) in Political Science at the University of Delhi, and higher secondary studies at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Morena. I hold a UGC Junior Research Fellowship and NET, and have taught Indian Polity for UPSC and MPPSC aspirants remotely.

I also serve as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Applied Social Sciences (SAGE) and completed Oxford’s online course on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalism. Languages: Hindi (native), English (professional).

Education

Jan 2025 – Present

PhD Scholar, European Studies

Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Doctoral research on EU digital governance, regulatory power, and norm entrepreneurship in the global digital order.

Jan 2021 – Mar 2023

M.A., Political Science

University of Delhi, New Delhi

Jul 2016 – May 2019

B.A. (Hons.), Political Science

University of Delhi, New Delhi

Higher Secondary (XII)

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Morena

Central Board of Secondary Education

Teaching

Nov 2023 – Jan 2024

Educator, UPSC CSE — Indian Polity

Unacademy (Remote)

Designed and delivered polity modules for civil services aspirants.

Mar – Jun 2023

Educator, MPPSC — Indian Polity

Unacademy (Remote)

State-level civil services preparation focused on constitutional and political institutions.

Fellowships & certifications

Oct 2024

Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)

University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi

Oct 2024

National Eligibility Test (NET)

University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi

Mar – Oct 2023

Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalism

University of Oxford (Online)

Research interests

EU digital governance

Norm diffusion and rule-making in the digital sphere.

Brussels Effect

Regulatory Power Europe beyond EU borders.

India–EU relations

Strategic partnership, trade, and digital dialogue.

Platform regulation

How states and the EU govern large digital platforms.

Constructivist IR

Identity, norms, and the social construction of order.

Norm entrepreneurship

Who builds rules — and how they travel or stall.