S. Nanthini is an Associate Research Fellow in the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Programme within the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. She holds a Masters in International Relations (International Security) from the University of Melbourne, and a Bachelor of Arts (Politics and Gender Studies) from La Trobe University
In 2023, Nanthini was recognised and appointed as a Pacific Forum Young Leader. She is also a member of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network.
Her research interests include HADR, climate security and the gender and security in the Southeast Asian humanitarian landscape.
