Thasnim Kalam is a research scholar, currently pursuing a PhD at the Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University. Her research mainly focuses on water security in South Asia and India-China bilateral relations with respect to water politics. She completed her graduation in Political Science from Delhi University and Post graduation in International Relations and Area Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is also a contributor to ORCA-NIICE Special Issue on "Transboundary Water Security in South Asia".