Shimreisa Chahongnao is a Programme Executive at the Ananta Aspen Centre, where he curates and edits the Centre’s newsletter and supports the coordination of international programmes and Track 1.5 dialogues. He also works on an externally funded project focused on international development partnerships and cooperation. Shimreisa holds a PhD in International Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. His areas of interest include ethnicity, conflict resolution, identity politics, development, democracy, political ecology, and knowledge production.