Aarushi is a fourth-year undergraduate at Ashoka University, pursuing a BA (Hons.) in History and International Relations with a minor in Political Science. She is currently writing her undergraduate thesis on the strategic use of diplomacy in curating and enabling conflict. Her academic interests lie at the intersection of strategic culture, conflict analysis, ethics of war, and the role of deception, espionage, and narrative construction in modern statecraft. She is particularly drawn to questions of power and strategy in shaping the security landscape of Asia and Europe. She may be contacted via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/verma-aarushi/
