Kannan R. Nair is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Eurasian Research and Analysis Institute and has been previously a Research Intern at New Delhi-based think tank, Institute of Chinese Studies. He is a member of the 2020 cohort of the Pacific Forum Young Leaders Program. His works have appeared in South Asian Voices, Australian Outlook, The Geopolitics, and 9DashLine. Kannan’s research interests include India’s Foreign Policy, Southeast Asia, Security in Indo-Pacific, and China’s Foreign Aid Policy.