Nazia Hussain is a Research Analyst at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She holds a BA in International Politics and History from Jacobs University, Germany, and a MSc in Asian Studies from RSIS. Her research interests include Sino-Indian Relations; Chinese Foreign and Security Policy; Asia Pacific Security; ASEAN; Insurgency in Northeast India and its trans-national linkages.