Sonali Deliwala is a PhD student in Political Science at Columbia University, specializing in Comparative Politics. Her research focuses on state capacity, youth politics, and media effects, with a regional emphasis on South Asia.
Prior to joining Columbia, she earned a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2022 and an MSc in Economic Policy for International Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2025. She previously worked at J-PAL South Asia and was a 2022–2023 Fulbright-Nehru Scholar.
