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I study the history and political economy of international law through the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960. Through this case-study, I investigate the contradictions of postcolonial self-determination, and the relationship between (public) international law, economics, and politics in the 20th century.

I am pursuing my PhD as a Gates Cambridge scholar. My work is forthcoming in the Leiden Journal of International Law, and has previously been published in journals spanning political theory, history, and international law.

I previously completed my LLM from Melbourne Law School as an Alex Chernov Scholar, and my BALLB (Hons) from Jindal Law School as a Savitri Jindal scholar.

Fields of research

History of International Law; South Asia; Political Economy; Global History

Research centres and interest groups

 

Indus Waters Treaty, 1960: Contradictions of Postcolonial Self-determination in Kashmir

Supervisors

Professor Surabhi Ranganathan

Representative Publications

Journal Articles

  1. “Caste Discrimination, International Human Rights and Hinduism” – Leiden Journal of International Law (Accepted for Publication, forthcoming 2025)
  2. “A Month Under Occupation: The State against Society” – Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism 19(3) (2019) 346-60
  3. “Silent Narrative: Bringing Srinagar to New Delhi” – Public History Review 25 (2018) 17-27.
  4. “Red Corridor: ‘Biggest Internal Security Threat’ or Non-International Armed Conflict?” – Socio-Legal Review 14(2) (2018) 213-27.

 

Public Writing

  1. “Indian Supreme Court waters down legislation protecting Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from unlawful discrimination.” Oxford Human Rights Hub.
  2. "In India’s Citizenship Act, an eerie echo of Nazi Germany’s claims to protect ‘racial comrades.’” Scroll.in.

Start Date

Oct 2021