Neeraja joined The Council as a Research Analyst with the Technology Futures team. Her work focuses on building India’s critical minerals partnerships to support its clean tech manufacturing aspirations.

Previously, she supported the Foreign Policy and Security vertical at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) with research and writing on critical minerals partnerships, India's global climate cooperation and India-Africa relations. She also supported the Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program and China Environment Forum in Washington DC. She has published for CSEP, Wilson Center’s New Security Beat, Stimson Center's South Asian Voices, Fair Observer, The Diplomat, and Climate Policy Lab.

She holds a master's degree specializing in International Development and Environmental Policy from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Outside of work, Neeraja explores and hones her multidisciplinary skills such as writing political fiction and oil painting.