Saumya Joshi is a research scholar. She has done Masters in International Relations from Amity University, Noida, and a Diploma in UN and International Understanding from the Institute of UN studies, Hauz Khas, New Delhi. Her area of interest is the Southeast Asian region and Indo Pacific. Saumya has interned at think tanks namely, (Center For Land and Warfare Studies) CLAWS, and VIF (Vivekananda International Foundation). Currently, she is a research assistant at Institute for Conflict Management (ICM).