Lara Klossek is a PhD candidate and she has obtained a predoctoral contract from the European Commission to develop her research at IBEI in collaboration with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Her PhD is conducted within the framework of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Training Network on explaining global India. She holds a Master’s degree in South Asian Studies with a focus on Political Science and History from the University of Heidelberg and a B.A. degree in Political Science and South Asian Studies from the University of Heidelberg. Her thesis will examine the differences and similarities of India's and the EU's role in the UN, which corresponds with her prior research interests in Indian politics and International Relations theory.