Nayantara is a first-year MPhil Comparative Government student and a member of St Anne's College. Her research interests include political behaviour, authoritarian politics, democratization, legacies of violence, and transitional justice.

Before moving to Oxford, Nayantara graduated with a BSc in Political Science (cum laude) from the University of Amsterdam. Her bachelor's thesis focused on preferences for 'thin' and 'thick' populism as drivers of vote choice in the Netherlands.

I am a first-year student in the MPhil in International Relations and a member of St. Anne´s College. Having an interdisciplinary background in economics, politics, finance and philosophy, my research interests are broad, yet geared towards connecting the dynamic, efficient and innovative nature of business with international politics. European integration, identity politics, Middle Eastern affairs and CFSP are amongst my main subjects of inquiry. Outside of my studies, I am involved in several transdisciplinary societies.

I am a first-year student in the MPhil in International Relations program and a member of Somerville College. My research focuses primarily on deterrence in conflicts involving states and violent non-state actors, particularly in the context of Israel and the broader Middle East. I am also deeply interested in the evolution of Israeli strategic thinking following 7 October, and in the challenges US-Israel relations pose to traditional scholarship in International Relations.