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Former German Chancellor Fellow under the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung from 2024-2026. I am an experienced interdisciplinary researcher and project manager with the ability to strategise pathways, communicate ideas, and think collaboratively across silos. I am passionate about using my leadership, advocacy, and networking skills to build communities and scale impact in the larger policy-making and international relations ecosystem.
In parallel, I co-chair Generation EU-India, a youth network connecting young Indians and Europeans, empowering them to shape the EU-India policy-making process.
In the past, I founded and ran the Women in International Relations Network, a platform to amplify the voices of women in international security, foreign policy, and peacebuilding, focusing on India and the Global South. I was also a World Economic Forum Global Shaper in Mumbai and later in Berlin.
Opportunities for enhanced EU-India cooperation on climate adaptation Authors: Namrata Kabra and Aditi Mukund Publication Date: June 2026 Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of their affiliated institutions. The authors write in their personal capacity.
Increasingly viewed as the biggest security threat in the Indian Ocean, climate change is already shaping the security landscape of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Rising sea levels, a rapidly warming ocean, and resulting extreme weather events are driving displacement, disrupting infrastructure, affecting livelihoods, and remain the biggest cause of human insecurity.
India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and a highly valued partner for the EU. This expert commentary discusses three ways to advance gender equality within the EU-India partnership.
Aditi Mukund and Joel Sandhu argue that delays in deepening cooperation between India and Germany will weaken long-term economic and security prospects, and miss opportunities to tackle pressing global challenges.
This paper unpacks the rise of feminist foreign policy principles in India's evolving policy landscape. Though not formally adopting FFP, India's gender mainstreaming efforts have gained significant traction over the past decade. We decode these developments to reveal their impact on India's foreign and domestic policies.
Amidst geopolitical flux and increasing tensions, the Indo-Pacific remains one of the world's most important economic and geopolitical regions.
A case for India-Australia climate and human security cooperation in the Pacific Islands By Ambika Vishwanath, Founding Director, Kubernein Initiative and Aditi Mukund, Program Associate, Kubernein Initiative India and Australia's bilateral endeavours to enhance their strategic footprint in the Indo-Pacific must include a greater focus on climate and human security in Pacific Island countries (PICs).
Task Force 7: Towards Reformed Multilateralism: Transforming Global Institutions and Frameworks The G20 must confront and respond to the challenge of climate change, which impacts the global economy and security. Accounting for around two-thirds of the world's population and contributing around 85 percent of global GDP, the G20 cannot overlook the severity of the climate crisis and its impact on the world economy.
Ambika Vishwanath and Aditi Mukund Journal of International Affairs Vol. 75, No. 1, INSECURITIES: THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE · 1947-2022 (Fall/Winter 2022), pp. 143-152 (10 pages) Published By: Journal of International Affairs Editorial Board https://www. jstor .org/stable/27203125
There are working examples of gender-inclusive trade agreements that build upon the strengths of equality and diversity. The trade agreement between India and Australia can build upon these frameworks. In December 2022, Australia and India signed the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA).
Although I have been drawn away from India in recent years, the country remains one of my great loves. I love being in India, and with my fondness for public transport, I love cramming myself into buses and trains to travel through cities and around the country - and due to this I've spent an inordinate amount of time tracking down songs from 80s Tamil films that bus drivers in southern India love to blast out to their passengers.
India's upcoming 2023 G20 presidency, beginning in December 2022, provides an opportunity to consolidate its growing foreign policy footprint as well as discuss avenues and challenges for a more inclusive approach to the G20 as a means for smarter economic growth and development globally.
Viewing the confluence of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean as a distinctive and interdependent strategic and economic space is fundamentally changing the way both India and Australia think about and examine their relationship with the broader region. The Indo-Pacific as a strategic construct has grown in prominence in global geopolitical discourse, especially over the last five years.
