Tushar Joshi is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, focusing on the domestic drivers of Indian foreign policy toward China (2014–2024). His research examines how leadership perceptions, strategic culture, state-society relations, and domestic institutions shape India’s policy choices.  He is also a Research and Policy Officer at the Australia India Institute, and writes and speaks regularly on Indian foreign policy, particularly issues related to China and the Indo-Pacific.   His analysis has appeared in leading platforms, including The Hindu, The Australian Financial Review, Observer Research Foundation, The Strategist (ASPI), The Interpreter (Lowy Institute), and The Diplomat. Tushar has held research fellowships at the Observer Research Foundation in Delhi - India’s premier think tank - and at the Department of Political Science, Lund University (Sweden).