Kusha Anand is a Research Associate at the UCL Institute of Education where she was awarded her PhD in Political Sociology of Education in 2019. Her thesis looked at how the history of India-Pakistan relations is enacted in schools in Delhi and Lahore. She has over a decade of fieldwork experience on several interdisciplinary projects liaising with policymakers, teachers, EdTech entrepreneurs, and NGOs in India. Marie Lall is Professor of Education and South Asian Studies at the UCL Institute of Education, and former UCL Pro Vice Provost for South Asia. Her research focuses on the politics of South Asia including education in India, Pakistan and Myanmar with regard to gender, ethnicity, conflict, social exclusion, the formation of national identity, and the linkage between national identity, citizenship and education. She has over 25 years of field experience and has been instrumental in providing thought leadership to development agencies, policy makers and governments in the region and internationally.