Rishika Chauhan

Dr. Rishika Chauhan is a MacArthur funded Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS), King’s College London, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy and Department of War Studies. Her research focuses on sanctions, nonproliferation, and nuclear politics, emphasizing Indian and Chinese perspectives in global security frameworks.

She holds a doctorate in Diplomacy and Disarmament from Jawaharlal Nehru University and participated in the Wilson Centre’s International Nuclear History Boot Camp and Asia-Pacific Nuclear History Institute. Her work spans economic coercion, India’s foreign policy, and emerging powers in international relations, with publications in The National Interest, Foreign Policy, and India in Transition.

Her scientific awards include scholarships from the Indian Council of Social Science Research, Mandarin Learning Scholarship (China), and grants from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Political Science Association, and International Studies Association. She has advised on India-Nepal relations, UN sanctions, and India’s role as a sanctioner, though no formal advisee list is provided. She contributes to debates on collateral damage in sanctions, targeted state relationships, and cost-benefit analysis of economic coercion.