Rishika Robert is a Public Policy post-graduate from St Xavier's College (Autonomous), Mumbai. She also holds a double-major undergraduate degree in Political Science and History from Sophia College (Autonomous) and currently works as a visiting lecturer of politics across colleges in Mumbai. She takes keen interest in the history of geopolitics and international statecraft that shapes the contemporary strategies of states and non-state actors. She also seeks to dive deeper into political thought and contribute to academia through the application of theories in understanding the existing ways of the world.