Shantanu K. Bansal, a Delhi-based strategic analyst and the founder of Indian Aerospace Defence News (IADN), India’s leading defence and strategic news portal since 2012. He has more than 10 years of experience in research and analysis. His research endevour covered reforms in India’s external intelligence including Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA). He has been senior consultant to the Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Indian Army and Helicopter Training School (HTS), Indian Air Force. He wrote the most illustrious book of the Indian Army – The 75 Indian Stratagems and 60 Years of Chetak for the Indian Air Force.