Kuldeep Verma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies at Hindu College, Moradabad. He holds a Master’s Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies and done his Doctorate (D.Phil) on ‘Narco-Terrorism with Special reference to Afghanistan’ from the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Allahabad, with JRF and SRF fellowship under the supervision of Prof. Bharti Das. He has written extensively in various journals and Chapters in academic and edited books relating to defence and security studies. He has also organised some national and international level seminars, conferences, and webinars, and has also presented papers at different seminars and conferences. He has also edited the book titled Taliban’s Afghanistan: Boundaries and Beyond. Dr.