Khushi Singh Rathore is a Doctoral Candidate in International Politics at the Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her doctoral thesis is a study of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit as the first woman diplomat of India. Her research interests are Gender and Diplomacy, Feminist IR, Diplomatic History and International History. Her recent publications include "Excavating Hidden Histories: Indian Women in Early UN History" in Adami, R., & Plesch, D. Eds. Women and the UN: A New History of Women’s International Human Rights (Routledge 2021).