Shivaan Kothari is a student at The American School in Japan. As the force behind the India Japan Diplomacy Initiative, Shivaan brings great passion and commitment to the project. His academic prowess and curiosity for India-Japan relations lays the foundation for this initiative. Committed to rousing broader community engagement, Shivaan is also the proud co-founder of the South Asian Student Union, and an active member of the MUN and the Debate teams. With a family legacy entrenched in diplomacy, Shivaan aspires to propel positive change by tying together experience and vision.