Pooja Bhatt worked as Research Associate at Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi where she worked on the understanding China’s Nine Dash Line grand strategy. In the past she worked with at Indian Council of World Affairs, a research institute under Ministry of External Affairs, India. Besides working extensively on maritime issues particularly Indo-Pacific and South China Sea, Pooja finds her immense interests in issues related to defence and strategic studies, civil-military relations, nuclear energy and non-proliferation. She writes opinion pieces for The Hindu, Stimson Centre (USA), The Diplomat, etc. Her longer articles on strategic issues have appeared in several reputed journals including the US Air War College Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs (JIPA). She is pursuing her Ph.D in Diplomacy and Disarmament from JNU, New Delhi. She holds M.A. in International Relations and M.Phil in Diplomacy and Disarmament from JNU.