Abhishek Sharma is a research assistant with ORF's Strategic Studies Programme and a Ph.D. candidate in Korean Studies at the University of Delhi. His research focuses on the intersection of critical emerging technologies and geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region, with special emphasis on the Korean Peninsula. His work has been published by the South China Morning Post, 9Dashline, Observer Research Foundation and The Diplomat.
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