Authors & Contributing Fellows

Sibani Choudhary

Contributing Author

Sibani is an OSINT-trained geopolitical risk analyst with over a year of experience in real-time threat monitoring, intelligence reporting, and regional security analysis across Asia, Africa region. Her academic background in International Relations, supported by certifications in OSINT and intelligence analysis, has enabled her to deliver time-sensitive, evidence-backed assessments. She has worked with ICWA, CEAS, and Geostrata, using tools like satellite imagery and social media to monitor geopolitical risks. She is particularly interested in China's regional behavior, border tensions, and maritime strategies.

Tanay Suntwal

Contributing Author

Tanay Suntwal is pursuing BA(H) in Economics, currently in Final year from the Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) Delhi. He is part of the placement cell of the college. He is an Enthusiastic person who wants to achieve extraordinary things in life and wants to explore new things. Being a Goal-Oriented Person He tries his best to resolve the problems he faces on the path of his goal. He is highly interested in research analysis. He also took part in MUN debates as a delegate. He is also associated with Coursehero as a subject matter expert in economics and maths since 2020 and has also interned with Bloombuzz (startup) as a brand promoter. He worked as a curriculum writer in Team Everest (NGO).Email: tanay3927@gmail.com.

Uttam Kumar

Contributing Author

Uttam Kumar is Professor in Geography at MMH College, (Ch. Charan Singh University) Ghaziabad,Uttar Pradesh, India. He has more than 22 years of professional experience with a throughout first class academics and career. He has been a contributor in Social Science research, Geographical learning and specialises in geopolitics of landlocked countries; various publications in national and international journals,edited books along with active presence as resource person and presenter in IUAES Dubrovnic, 2016, IGU Congress Beijing, 2016, IGU Moscow, 2018, etc. He can be reached at uttam158@gmail.com

Aarushi Verma

Contributing Author

Aarushi is a fourth-year undergraduate at Ashoka University, pursuing a BA (Hons.) in History and International Relations with a minor in Political Science. She is currently writing her undergraduate thesis on the strategic use of diplomacy in curating and enabling conflict. Her academic interests lie at the intersection of strategic culture, conflict analysis, ethics of war, and the role of deception, espionage, and narrative construction in modern statecraft. She is particularly drawn to questions of power and strategy in shaping the security landscape of Asia and Europe. She may be contacted via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/verma-aarushi/

Abhilash Thangaraj

Contributing Author

Abhilash Thangaraj is a Post Graduate in International relations. His main focus in research is in climate change and sustainability policy, especially as it pertains to international relations.

Aditya Acharya

Contributing Author

Aditya Acharya is currently pursuing Masters in Politics (with specialisation in International Studies) from School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. His areas of interest are East Asia, specifically China, national and international security issues and geopolitics in South Asia.

Aditya Gupta is Post graduate student from Jindal School of International Affairs.

Aditya Singh Verma

Contributing Author

Aditya Singh Verma is recent Masters graduate at Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P Jindal Global University. His specialisation is Diplomacy, Law and Business

Afridi Ahmed

Contributing Author

Afridi Ahmed is a postgraduate in Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He has interned with the Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR), a New Delhi-based think tank. His research interests include strategic studies, Indo-Pacific security, China's strategic behaviour, and maritime geopolitics, with a particular focus on South and Southeast Asia.

Akash R

Contributing Author

Akash R. is an undergraduate student of Defence and Strategic Studies at Rashtriya Raksha University, Karnataka Campus, Shivamogga. His academic interests include national security, regional security, Indian foreign policy, maritime security, intelligence studies, and geopolitics. He is particularly interested in understanding emerging security challenges in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific, with a focus on India’s strategic interests and regional cooperation.

Alok Kumar is Guest Faculty at Department of National Security Studies, Rajiv Gandhi University (Central University), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. He has been working on US-India Defence Engagements, Defence Technology Transfer and Foreign Direct Investment in the defence sector. Email id:alokk172@gmail.com Mob: 91+8460931297

Ankit Malhotra

Contributing Author

Ankit Malhotra is a student of Law at O.P Jindal Global University and has a keen interest in International Maritime Law.He had done specialisation in Global Affairs too. He can be reached at ankitmalhotra97@gmail.com