, PhD is an Associate Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) in New Delhi, an autonomous defence research and analysis body. His research interests include energy relations with focus on Caspian Sea region, connectivity, energy cooperation, and Indian foreign policy. He holds a PhD and MPhil from the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a Master’s in Political Science from St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore. His research papers have appeared in Air Power Journal , and Defence and Diplomacy Journal .