Authors & Contributing Fellows

Vaibhav Tomar

Contributing Author

Vaibhav Tomar is pursuing his MA in Environment and politics , and done his MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. His Key interest areas are International relations, maritime security, defence strategies, foreign policies etc. Email: vtomar866@gmail.com

Ridipt Singh is currently pursuing MA. International Studies from Symbiosis School of International Studies, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra (2021-23)

Samikshya Das

Contributing Author

Samikshya Das currently is pursuing Masters in International Studies at Symbiosis School of International Studies. She is a law graduate and has worked as a reporter. She is also working as a content writer and research intern for various online portals.

Gaurav Sen

Contributing Author

Gaurav Sen is a graduate from Delhi University. He is currently doing his Masters in International relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His research area includes IR theories, Great Power competition in Indo-Pacific, Maritime Security, Emerging Warfare Concepts, and Military Strategies.

Krupa Vasani

Contributing Author

Krupa Vasani is a current Scholar at The Vedica’s Scholar Program, New Delhi and is pursuing her MBA in Management and Leadership. An undergraduate from O. P Jindal Global University, Krupa holds a bachelors in International Relations. Over the course of three years as an undergraduate, Krupa has developed an interest in the Security and Strategic Studies and Development Sector. Indian Foreign Policy, South South Cooperation and the Strategy in Indo-Pacific and South Asian Politics and the emerging Quadrilateral Diplomacy are some of her areas of interest. She is currently associated with CESCUBE as part time researcher.

Sharath Kumar Kolipaka

Contributing Author

Sharath Kumar Kolipaka is doing a masters degree at Jindal School of International affairs, specializing in national security and peace and conflict studies.

Abhijeet Nehra

Contributing Author

Abhijeet Nehra is a M.A. International Relations from University of Sheffield and has done his graduation in Global Affairs from Jindal School of International Affairs, O P Jindal Global University . He was research associate with CESCUBE.

Neha Singh Dayma

Contributing Author

Neha Dayma has recently completed her Masters in Politics with Specialization in International Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is a political science graduate and also a current intern at Online Foreign Policy School. Her areas of interest include South- East Asia, West Asia, geopolitics, Indo- Pacific and India's foreign policy.

Jyot Shikhar Singh

Contributing Author

Jyot Shikhar Singh has completed his graduation in Political Science (Hons.) from University of Delhi and his post- graduation in Diplomacy, Law, and Business from Jindal School of International Affairs. His research areas focus on the political and strategic interaction of foreign policies through national developments, especially European politics, and development. Other than international relations, his interest in political philosophy, focusing on post- structural school of international relations, is part of his objective to focus on the theoretical understanding of international relations including factors like culture and nationalism. He is currently associated with CESCUBE as research associate. He is currently associated with CESCUBE as research associate.

Contributing Fellow at Centre for Security & Strategic Studies.

Gitanjali Sinha Roy

Contributing Author

Gitanjali Sinha Roy is Assiatnt Professor at O P Jindla Global University and is a Ph.D. scholar at the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi with specialisation in Japanese Studies. At present, she is a visiting Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholar at the University of Tokyo. Her M.Phil dissertation was Role of Female Labour Force in Japanese Economic Development: A Case Study of Womenomics in Abe's Reform Strategy. Gitanjali is a graduate in Political Science (Hons) from Miranda House and completed her post-graduation from Lady Shri Ram College of Commerce in Political Science as well. Her interest areas comprise of India and Japan's Foreign Policy, Security Strategy and Diplomacy, India-Japan Relations: Maritime Security and Strategy in the Indo-Pacific and Southeast Asian and South Asian Politics, Security Strategy and Diplomacy. Ms Roy had worked working with Centre for Land Warfare Studies(CLAWS) as a research assistant. Gitanjali Sinha Roy is a Research Associate at the Centre for Security and Security Studies (CESCUBE) and apart from this, she is a Fellow at the Japan Division at CESCUBE

Poonam Jindal

Contributing Author

Poonam Jindal is post graduate in International Relations from O.P. Jindal Global University. She did under- graduation in Political Science from Delhi University. She has experience in primary and secondary research and has done a certificate course on Conflict Management from Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Ms Jindal has studied East Asian Politics at National Chengchi University in Taiwan and co- authored a paper on China Military Modernization. Her research interests include China Studies, Geo-politics in Asia, Diplomacy and Security Issues. She is Research Assistant with CESCUBE.