Pratnashree Basu

 Curriculum Vitae PRATNASHREE BASU E-mail: -Contact No: - Address: B7/4 Labony Estate, Salt Lake, Calcutta– 700064 Date of Birth: 13 January 1987 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND WORK EXPERIENCE Institution/Company/Organization Designation Duration Nature of work US Department of State International Visitors Leadership Fellow June 8-28, 2017 Interaction and exchange on Trade Facilitation and Regional Connectivity Observer Research Foundation Junior Fellow April 2013-present Policy research/Full time Gurudas College Guest Lecturer August 2011 - present Contractual Wevolution Content Head February 2012 –September 2012 Full time Creative Substance Writer May 2011 – Jan 2012 Full time The American Library (USIS-Kolkata) Library assistance Book Fair 2011 Full time Academia-research.edu Writer May 2010 – May 2011 Freelance Uniwork Inc. Writer December 2009 – December 2010 Freelance Dr. Tamara Relis (Research Fellow at The London School of Economics and Political Science and also Columbia University Law School) Research Assistant May 2010-July2010 Freelance Selected Publications Co-authored report titled ‘India’s Connectivity with it’s Himalayan Neighbours' ORF, July 2017 Co-authored article titled ‘Meeting with China in the Bay of Bengal’ published in the Journal of the Indian Ocean Region, Volume 12, Number 2, Page 143-160, Taylor & Francis, October 2016 Co-authored article titled ‘China's Race for Arms’, published in the Jadavpur Journal of International Relations, Volume 20, Issue 1, Page1-32, SAGE, September 2016 Co-authored report titled 'India-Myanmar Connectivity: Possibilities and Challenges', ORF, December 8, 2015 Chapter titled ‘Negotiating the Asian Transformation’ in Asia in Transition, November 2015, Knowledge World Publications and the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Insitute for Asian Studies, New Delhi Co-authored paper titled - 'Driving Across the South Asian Borders: The Motor Vehicle Agreement  Between Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal', ORF Occasional Paper no. 69, September 15, 2015 Chapter titled ‘Stepping Stones for Cross-Border Engagement: The Case of Zokhawthar-Rhi’ in Project Report of MAKAIAS-JAIR field visit at Zowkhatar in Mizoram, India and Rhi in Myanmar Chapter titled 'Looking East Through The Northeast: Challenges & Viabilities' in the book Northeast in India's Look East: Issues and Opportunities (Edited by Imankalyan Lahiri and Pahi Saikia) June 2015 ‘India-Bangladesh Connectivity: Possibilities and Challenges’, Observer Research Foundation Project Report, June 2, 2015 Article titled 'China: Seas near and far' in Asia Times, February 6, 2015 ‘Trimming the Dragon’s Sails’, co-authored newspaper article in the Hindu Business Line, March 14, 2014 Co-authored chapter on ‘The Interplay between Psychological and Societal Dimensions of Terrorism’ in the book The Challenges of Terrorism, edited by Prof. Radharaman Chakrabarti& Dr. Imankalyan Lahiri, Academic Excellence, 2009. Other Involvements I am also a Member (Executive Committee: Assistant General Secretary) of the Jadavpur Association of International Relations and continue to participate and present papers in various seminars, workshops, conferences and conventions both national and international. I participated in the ninth national level Youth Parliament competition, 2009. I volunteered as an Event Manager in Xavotsav 2005, was a member of The Telegraph in Schools (TTIS). Besides this, I am the Founder of Rudhi, an entrepreneurial initiative of handmade jewellery and home décor. I also take interest in photography and I exhibited photos at ‘Montage’, the annual photo exhibition of the Jadavpur University Photographic Club and won the ‘Special Judge’s Award’ at ‘Biosphere’, a photo contest organized by the NSS at Jadavpur University. ______________________________________________________