Anandita Bhada is a Research Analyst at the Europe and Eurasia Centre of Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. She is an alumnus of the Political Science department of Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi (DU) and holds a Master’s Degree in Political Studies from the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has qualified in the UGC-NET and is presently pursuing her PhD in International Relations from the Centre for European Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Ms Bhada has reported in the Education Beat of the Times of India. She was with ‘Chahal’, a non-governmental organization that takes the initiative to teach underprivileged children. Her area of interest includes geopolitics, foreign relations, security dynamics, energy studies and policy matters. She also contributed to the ORCAxWICCI Special Issue "Building the Future of EU-India Strategic Partnership: Between Trade, Technology, Security and China."