Nitya Labh

Nitya Labh is an academy associate with the International Security Programme, where her research focuses on maritime and transboundary disputes, ceasefires and international conflict mediation. Nitya is also a consultant at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue where she supports conflict prevention projects in Asia.

Previously, Nitya was a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University and a James C. Gaither Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Nitya began her career as a youth delegate to the UN Commission on the Status of Women where she advised on policies to combat gender-based violence. She has also worked at US Indo-Pacific Command; the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency; Rice, Hadley, Gates, and Manuel LLC; and the Project on International Peace and Security. 

Nitya holds a BA in International Relations from William & Mary and a MSc in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University.