Pratnashree Basu

Pratnashree Basu is an Associate Fellow, Indo-Pacific at Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata, with the Strategic Studies Programme and the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy. She works on maritime geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific with a focus on the South China Sea and Japan’s role in the region. Her research explores the geostrategic dimensions of a rules-based maritime order, maritime law and governance, and the politics of development cooperation.

She has recently completed her doctoral degree in International Relations from Jadavpur University. She is a Fellow of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies (2021 and 2023) and is a US Department of State IVLP Fellow (2017). 

With a decade of policy research experience, her research has been published in books, monographs, and peer-reviewed journals. Besides her regular research at ORF, she also contributes to online and print platforms like The Hindu Business Line, The Hindu, 9DashLine, The Diplomat, East Asia Forum, and Modern Diplomacy, among others.

• Associate Fellow, Indo-Pacific | Strategic Studies Programme and the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy