Aashish pursued his LL.M. in Human Rights Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he focused on international human rights law, refugee law, data protection law, and international legal thought. Before that, he read English literature at Hindu College, University of Delhi and law at Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi. While pursuing his LL.B. degree, he interned with several human rights organisations and served as an Editor of the first student edition of Delhi Law Review. He also led the student placement committee of the law school.

His research interests lie in the areas of international human rights law, refugee law, citizenship and statelessness. Aashish is currently a Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Interest Law. He led the research and drafting effort on the JGU-Lille report on statelessness in India and is currently engaged in several ongoing projects at the Centre. He also serves as Assistant Editor of the Jindal Global Law Review.