Shalini Chawla is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), New Delhi. She did her M.Phil from School of International Studies, JNU. She was a research scholar at IDSA, 1999-2002. Currently, at CAPS, she specializes in Pakistan studies with focus on Pakistan military, arms procurement and defence budget. She has published widely in national and international journals relating to defence and security issues. Her publications have covered a wide range of issues including – Pakistan Army, Navy and the Air Force, Pakistan’s defence spending and arm procurements, Pakistan’s political, social and economic dynamics, United Nations Peacekeeping missions and small arms.