Monika Chansoria is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi. She has done her post-doctorate in International Relations as a Hermès Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for International Studies and Research, Paris (France), during the academic year 2007-08. She also holds a Ph.D. degree in International Relations from the American Studies Division of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dr. Chansoria was awarded the 2010 French Senior Fellowship by the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris, as a Visiting Professor and Associate Director of Studies (Directeur d’ études associé). Her areas of research interest include American security policy and strategy in Asia, with special reference to China and proliferation of WMD. Dr. Chansoria is the author of Chinese WMD Proliferation in Asia: U.S. Response (2009) and co-author of Afghanistan: India’s Strategic Stakes (2010); and Iran Analysis: A Net Assessment (forthcoming). Besides, she has contributed numerous research papers and articles to various edited volumes, academic journals and national and international dailies. She has also been a participant in Track II diplomatic dialogues in India and abroad. She is presently working on China’s nuclear doctrine and strategy.