I am interning at UNDP, Copenhagen in the Bureau of Management Services (BMS) as a Leadership Development Intern. I graduated with a Erasmus Mundus MSc in Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance degree from KU Leuven, Belgium; WWU-Münster, Germany, and TalTech, Estonia.
I have a strong background in research and innovation with a sharp acumen to navigate complex, multi-dimensional projects.
ERASMUS MUNDUS JOINT MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMME [Graduated: September 2025] MSc Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance (PIONEER) KU Leuven, Belgium University of Münster, Germany Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Thesis Title: Indigenous Environmental Governance in a Data Driven World: A Case Study from Himachal Pradesh’s Hydropower Sector
MA Global Studies [Graduated: July 2021] School of Global Affairs Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi, New Delhi, India
Summer and Seminar Paper "Market, vaccine, and healthcare: An introduction to more public and affordable healthcare in India." Summer Project 2020, Ambedkar University Delhi, Academia, 2020. "Child Protection Services: Social Welfare Sector in India." Seminar Project, Ambedkar University Delhi, Academia, 2020.
Masters Thesis "ULFA's SEARCH FOR PEACE: The quest for Recognition and Redistribution in Assam's socio-political discourse."
“Privilege of us and them - Small invisible moments” in Social Science and Humanities Journal, Vol 4, issue 12, December 2020.
BA Programme [Graduated: May 2019] Majors: Sociology and Spanish Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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Leadership Development Intern United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) July 2025 - January 2026
Senior State Coordinator Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, The Government of India October 2021- June 2023
Social Media Manager Intern Bizlighting Private Limited, New Delhi February 2024 – March 2024
Research Intern Center for Public Policy Research (CPPR), Kerala, India June 2021 – September 2021
Hazarika, Aastha. (2021) “Indo-Pacific Strategy: Reimagining the Maritime Outlook.” Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).
Modak, Purvaja and Aastha Hazarika. (2021). “US-India Indo-Pacific Strategy – Reimagining the Maritime Outlook.” Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).
Hazarika, Aastha. (2021). “Distinguished Lecture on India and Indo-Pacific Maritime Security: Negotiating Change and Challenges.” Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).
Gender and Social Inclusion Intern Institute for Study and Development (virtual) July 2021 – November 2021
Project Lead Women Leading for Change in Natural Resource Management (WLCN), Kathmandu, Nepal June 2017 – June 2018