Author: Prerna Bountra

Deputy Director, International Relations Prerna leads Ananta’s United States and climate diplomacy portfolios which includes Track 1.5 and Track 2 engagements, research, and publications. She has been the curator of the India US Forum since 2018. Her research interests are U.S. domestic politics and foreign policy, India-US bilateral relations, the intersection of India’s economic ambitions with its security priorities, and the geopolitics of energy. She is a sociology honours graduate from Hindu College, University of Delhi; Journalism post-graduate from Xavier Institute of Communication, Mumbai; and has a post-graduate diploma in international law & diplomacy from the Indian Society of International Law. She follows Hindi cinema with a passion, watches many sports but plays none, and is known to arm wrestle people who trivialize pop culture.