Pranjal Kunden is currently pursuing her Master's in International Relations from Symbiosis School of International Studies, Pune. She is a part of two SSIS research clusters - Geopolitical/ strategic/ economic developments in Europe and international cooperation and Recent trends in Indian foreign policy. Her area of interests include Indian Strategic Thought with a focus on Kautilya, Indian foreign policy formulation, as well as China studies. Adhering to this she runs a website-cum-blog titled 'ChinaShastra' to generate further interest in Sinology.