Nimmi Kurian is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi and a Faculty Advisor in the India China Institute at The New School in New York. Her research interests include border studies with a focus on the Asian borderlands, comparative regionalism, Indian foreign policy, constituent diplomacy, and transboundary water governance. Her recent publications include: India and China: Rethinking Borders and Security (co-authored, University of Michigan Press, 2016); The India China Borderlands: Conversations Beyond the Centre (Sage, 2014); “The Blind Men and the Elephant: Making Sense of China’s One Belt One Road Initiative,” CPR Policy Brief, December 2016; “Uncharted Waters: Navigating the India-China Conversation on Water,” CPR ThoughtSpace Podcast, March 2017.