China and Covid-19: Domestic and External Dimensions

Srikanth Kondapalli is Professor in Chinese Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He was Chairman of the Centre for East Asian Studies, SIS, JNU four times from 2008-10, 2012-14, 2016-18 and 2018-20. He is educated in Chinese studies in India and China with a Ph.D. in Chinese Studies. He learnt Chinese language at Beijing Language & Culture University and was a post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow at People`s University, Beijing from 1996-98. He was a Visiting Professor at National Chengchi University, Taipei in 2004, a Visiting Fellow at China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Beijing in May 2007, an Honorary Professor at Shandong University, Jinan in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016; at Jilin University, Changchun in 2014 and at Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming in 2016, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at People`s University since 2014 and a Fellow at Salzburg Global Seminar in 2010. He wrote two books (China`s Military: The PLA in Transition in 1999 & China`s Naval Power in 2001), two monographs, co-edited five volumes (Asian Security & China in 2004; China and its Neighbours in 2010; China`s Military and India in 2012, China and the BRICS: Setting up a Different Kitchen in 2016, and One Belt One Road- China`s Global Outreach in 2017) and a number of articles in journals and edited volumes – all on China. He received the K.Subramanyam Award in 2010 for Excellence in Research in Strategic and Security Studies.

Shaheli Das is a Strategic Sector Cooperation Program Officer at Royal Danish Embassy in New Delhi. She has worked as a researcher at premier think tanks in India such as Centre for Air Power Studies and Observer Researcher Foundation. She is also a Visiting Fellow to Fudan Development Institute in Shanghai. She has also been a recipient of the prestigious Chinese Government Scholarship 2017-18. She has presented papers at various national and international conferences. Further, she has published papers in several reputed journals and magazines such as Strategic Vision for Taiwan Security Journal, The Diplomat, Liberal Studies Journal and BRICS Post, to name a few.