Abhinand is a Research Associate. He has over five years of experience working with various government and inter-government organisations.

After briefly working with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Abhinand took up the role of a Senior Research Assistant at the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library under the Ministry of Culture.

At the Ananta Aspen Centre, Abhinand was involved in convening several Track II dialogues. He was also liaising with senior government officials and preparing reports on India’s foreign policy priorities.

He also worked with the UNHCR, India Operations, conducting assessments to process refugees for resettlement, providing refugees with up-to-date information on UNHCR’s resettlement policy, and assisting in the mitigation of resettlement fraud.

Abhinand holds an Advanced LLM in Public International Law from Leiden University, a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Warwick, and an integrated Bachelor’s degree in Law and Political Science from Christ University.