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< Back Dr Lina Gong Lina Gong is a Research Fellow with the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Programme at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She also received her PhD from NTU, in 2017. Her research interests are in non-traditional security studies in East Asia, humanitarian affairs, China’s foreign policy, and global governance. She has published several book chapters and articles on non-traditional security issues in Asia as well as on China’s foreign policy, in journals such as the Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, China Review, and the Fudan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Publications HADR as a Diplomatic Tool in Southeast Asia-China Relations amid Changing Security Dynamics: https://www.asiawereview.com/southeast-asia/hadr-as-a-diplomatic-tool-in-southeast-asia-china-relations-amid-changing-security-dynamics/ Financing ASEAN Disaster Management and Resilience: https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/11/04/financing-asean-disaster-management-and-resilience/ The Rise of China and India’s Remote Humanitarian Aid: https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/07/29/the-rise-of-china-and-indias-remote-humanitarian-aid/

< Back Ms Yatharth Kachiar Dr Yatharth Kachiar is an Assistant Professor at Manipal Centre for European Studies. She teaches courses on Research Methodology, Theories of International Relations, Democracy, Human Rights and rule of law in EU. Dr. Yatharth is also the Coordinator for Research Committee at the department. She holds a MA in International Relations (JNU), and an M.Phil and Ph.D. from School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her area of academic interests include EU's foreign policy, EU in Middle East, and India-EU relations. Publications

< Back CAPT. SARABJEET S PARMAR Editor-Indo-Pacific Capt. Parmar was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 July 1987 and retired on 30 June 2023. He has been a Research Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses and worked in the Indian Navy’s strategic apex level offices where, as Director Strategy was part of the core team published the Indian Navy’s unclassified maritime security strategy document titled Ensuring Secure Seas: Indian Maritime Security Strategy in 2015, carried out regional maritime assessments and completed the doctrine development plan. He was the Executive Director and Senior Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation prior retirement. He has written and spoken extensively on maritime security and strategy issues at various national and international conferences and his main areas of research include national and maritime strategy and security-related aspects in the Indo-Pacific. ssparmar@csdronline.com 123-456-7890

< Back Ms Phantitra Ariel Phuphaphantakarn Phantitra Phuphaphantakarn, also known as Ariel Karn, is an OSCE-UNODA Arms Control Scholarship training alumni. She is also a research fellow at Center for Security Analyses and Prevention (based in Prague) specializing in arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation affairs and the Indo-Pacifc security. Phantitra's research interests rest on the area of the Third Nuclear Age and arms control, especially on the Indo-Pacific front. Phantitra is also running an armament and disarmament studies research team at The New Global Order (based in Rome). She is also a member of the EU Non-proliferation and Disarmament Consortium, World Institute for Nuclear Security along with various Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) representative-related exclusive scholar networks. Publications

< Back Dr Ajith Balasooriya Dr. Ajith Balasooriya is a senior lecturer at the Department of International Relations in University of Colombo. He obtained his Doctoral degree from Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University, Japan in 2013. Dr. Balasoorioya is a more filed oriented researcher who currently conducting a research on Human Security at A Contested Land: Nexus between Political Security and Economic Security in Northern Sri Lanka. Publications

< Back Ms Aarshi Tirkey Aarshi Tirkey is an Associate Fellow in the Strategic Studies Programme, at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. She holds an LLM in International and Comparative Law, from the National University of Singapore. She has published several research articles, monographs and book chapters for ORF, with her research focusing on international law, its relevance and application to Indian foreign policy, such as security, trade, bilateral relations and multilateral engagements. Publications Minilaterals and The Impact on Indo-Pacific Security: https://futureshub.anu.edu.au/minilaterals-and-their-impact-on-indo-pacific-security/ Minilateralism: Weighing the Prospects for Cooperation and Governance: https://www.orfonline.org/research/minilateralism-weighing-prospects-cooperation-governance/ There’s a new front in the US-China trade and tech war: https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/theres-a-new-front-in-the-us-china-trade-and-tech-war/

< Back VAdm ANIL K CHAWLA Editor-Maritime Affairs VAdm Anil K Chawla is the former Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command and a Distinguished Fellow at CSDR. He joined the National Defence Academy in Jan 1978. Commissioned in the Indian Navy on 01 Jan 1982, he specialized in Navigation and Direction in 1988 and subsequently navigated two of the Navy’s frontline frigates. On promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral, he took over as the Director General of Naval Operations on 31 Dec 2014. He took over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command, Kochi on 31 Jul 18. Vice Admiral Chawla was conferred the Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 Jan 13 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 Jan 2015 for distinguished service. He was conferred with the honorary title of Aide-De-Camp to the President of India on 01 Dec 2019. He was awarded the Param Vishisht Medal for distinguished service of the highest order on 26 Jan 2020. akchawlanav@csdronline.com 123-456-7890

< Back Ms Gayathri Iyer Gayathri Iyer has formerly served as a Junior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, in its Strategic Studies Program, where she focused on research analysis and publications on maritime trade and connectivity, space engagements, energy security and infrastructure sustainability. She holds a Double MSc in Public Policy and Human Development, from the United Nations University (and Maastricht University), with a thesis on ‘The Extent of Impact of Greening Seaports on International Trade Competitiveness’. She served as an Expert Panelist at Deakin Law School, presenting research on ‘Sustainable and Secure maritime Infrastructure in Indo-Pacific Region’. She also co-conceptualized, managed and facilitated the ‘Ocean Dialogue’ of 2017, on the nautical commons, with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Publications East Meets East: An Assessment of the Proposed Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor: https://www.orfonline.org/research/east-meets-east-an-assessment-of-the-proposed-chennai-vladivostok-maritime-corridor/ Re-envisioning the future of Asian regionalism in the Post COVID19 Era: https://www.orfonline.org/research/re-envisioning-the-future-of-asian-regionalism-in-the-post-covid-19-era-66700// Sunk Costs: COVID-19 and the Maritime Industry: https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/sunk-costs-covid19-and-the-maritime-industry-64985/

< Back Ms Aakriti Sethi Aakriti Sethi is a doctoral candidate at the US Studies Program, Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies (CCUS&LAS), School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. She completed her MPhil in US studies from the same and a Masters of Arts degree in Geopolitics and International Relations (MAGIR) from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka. She has acquired internship experience at the North America centre of Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi and Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies (KIIPS), Bhubaneswar. Her areas of interest include US foreign policy, US-Japan relations, US-China relations, Indo-Pacific region, East Asian security, US domestic politics and India's foreign policy. Publications

Dr. Happymon Jacob is the Founder and Director of the Council for Strategic and Defense Research. < Back Editor-In-Chief: Dr. Happymon Jacob Dr Happymon Jacob is the founder and director of CSDR. He directs CSDR’s research and activities across divisions. He is an Associate Professor of Diplomacy and Disarmament at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU). Dr Jacob has held various academic and research positions and is an accomplished author, having written the books ‘Line on Fire: Ceasefire Violations and India-Pakistan Escalation Dynamics’ (OUP, 2019) and ‘Line of Control: Traveling with the Indian and Pakistani Armies’ (Penguin Viking, 2018).

< Back Dr Anil P Anil Kumar P is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at, and the Head of, the Department of Political Science, Panamapilli Memorial Govt. College. He holds an MPhil and PhD from the University of Kerala, where he also serves as a Research Guide in Political Science. He is also the Vice President of the Association of Political Scientists, Kerala and is the Editor of the University College Journal of Politics and Society. During the Kerala Assembly elections of 2011, he held the post of Supervisor in the CNN-IBN-The Week Election Survey conducted by Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi, and was the only Indian to be selected for the Study of United States Institute for Scholars Programme on US Foreign Policy Conducted by the US State Department. He has authored several book chapters on India’s maritime security policy, its relationship with Japan and the United States, and India’s concerns with China. Publications

< Back Dr Sitakanta Mishra Dr. Sitakanta Mishra is currently an Associate Professor of International Relations in the School of Liberal Studies of Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU, formerly PDPU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India). He is also the Managing Editor of Liberal Studies journal published by School of Liberal Studies (SLS) of PDPU, Gujarat. Previously, he was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), New Delhi, and a Guest Faculty at the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He was also the Associate Editor of the Indian Foreign Affairs Journal published by the Association of Indian Diplomats, Sapru House, New Delhi. Publications