Shanta Nedungadi Varma has engaged extensively on core areas of India’s foreign and security policies, global security, media and environment. A distinguished scholar, nominated International Visitor to the US, and Fellow at Columbia University, Council on Foreign Relations among others, she was Shastri Fellow, Carleton University, Ottawa. Over four decades of teaching at University of Delhi saw her supervise over 40 research scholars (Ph.D/M.Phil) at its Department of Political Science. Essaying advisory roles on boards and committees, national and international, she was Visiting Fellow at universities like Heidelberg and Hankuk. An alumni of Lady Shri Ram College and University of Delhi (Ph.D), her publications include the book Foreign Policy Dynamics—Moscow and India. Awarded Senior Fellow, Australia-India Council, she worked on Climate Change at several Australian universities. Prof. Shanta Nedungadi Varma is also a scholar of Indian classical traditions.