Senior Research Fellow & China Affairs Specialist
Dr. Bhavna Singh is a distinguished scholar of China, currently serving as a Senior Research Fellow at Shaanxi Normal University in Xi’an, China. Her research centres on Chinese nationalism, ethnic policy, and the politics of China’s autonomous regions — areas that position her among India’s most credible voices on contemporary China studies.
She is the author of the widely cited book China’s Discursive Nationalism (2012), an in-depth exploration of how national identity, political narratives, and ideological consolidation shape modern China. Her work has contributed significantly to academic and strategic understanding of China’s internal dynamics, minority relations, and state behaviour.
Dr. Singh’s scholarship extends across Chinese domestic politics, Sino-India relations, borderlands, and geopolitical strategy. Her perspectives — grounded in fieldwork, archival depth, and long-term academic immersion in China — bring rare clarity to complex regional questions often clouded by propaganda and strategic opacity.
At TheNews21, Dr. Singh contributes analytical commentary on China’s political system, regional governance, nationalism, and foreign policy, offering readers nuanced, research-driven insights into one of the world’s most consequential powers.
