Kishlaya Rastogi

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The University of Texas at Austin
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Fall 2025 Archer Fellow
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Biography

Kishlaya Rastogi is a senior at The University of Texas at Austin, double majoring in government and sociology with minors in business, history, and social and behavioral sciences. He is also pursuing a certificate in security studies. He is an undergraduate fellow at the Clements Center for National Security and previously served as president of the International Affairs Society and vice president of the Liberal Arts Council. Rastogi held roles as a task team lead for the Global Disinformation Lab, where he analyzed global disinformation policies, and as a deputy team lead for Innovations for Peace and Development, where he coded European defense offset agreements. He also interned with the U.S. Department of State in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, where he prepared briefs on Taiwan’s relations with Pacific Island nations. After graduation, Rastogi plans to pursue a career in national security and foreign affairs with a focus on the Indo-Pacific.