Eerishika Pankaj is the Director of the Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA) and Convenor of its Global Conference on New Sinology. A China and East Asia scholar, her research covers Chinese politics, the India-China border, and regional dynamics. She is also a Commissioning Editor for E-International Relations and a member of various global policy circles. In 2023, she was recognized as an Emerging Quad Think Tank Leader by the U.S. State Department.