is a Policy Analyst, having demonstrated research experience focussing on nuclear issues, including non-proliferation, security, energy-politics and the US-India’s foreign policy. This book is a part of projects undertaken during her tenure at CAPS. She is currently working as a Consultant to the Disarmament & International Security Affairs Division (D&ISA), MEA, GoI. In 2018, she concluded a Visiting Fellowship for the South Asian Voices (SAV), Stimson Centre, Washington DC. She has presented her work in India and abroad (participated in Track-II dialogues; roundtables) and has regularly published her research papers in CAPS journals including Air Power and Defence & Diplomacy. Her work is also published by the Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP) Sweden, The Diplomat, Japan Forward, Stimson Centre, NIICE Nepal, Pakistan-Politico, Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) andKalinga Institute for Indo-Pacific Studies (KIIPS). An alumnus of NPIHP (Nuclear) Boot Camp (Wilson Centre), she holds a Doctorate from the American Studies Division, School of International Studies (SIS), JNU.