Jabin T. Jacob is Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations and Governance Studies, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida and Adjunct Research Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi. He was formerly Fellow and Assistant Director at the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi and Associate Editor of the journal China Report. Jacob holds a PhD in Chinese Studies and has spent time as a student/researcher/faculty in Taiwan, France and Singapore. His research interests include Chinese foreign policy, Indian and Chinese worldviews, and centre-province relations in China. Jacob has co-edited several volumes on Indian and Chinese foreign policies and some of his work can be found at https://indiandchina.com/.