Dr. Abdul Momen

Khushi Jain is a Research Fellow at the Centre for New Age Warfare Studies (CNAWS). She is a researcher specialising in information warfare, extremist narratives, and South Asian security dynamics. She holds an MA in International Relations from King's College London, where her dissertation examined how Egyptian leaders strategically employed identity narratives as tools of statecraft. She has conducted open-source intelligence research on militant organisations in Kashmir, focusing on propaganda strategies and recruitment mechanisms. She has over 2 years of experience in strategic communications and public relations.

Pranoti Bankar is a Defence and Strategic Studies Post-graduate Student from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune (Integrated BSc + MSc). Her core interests include national security, international relations, military strategy and space security. During her Postgraduate, she has conducted academic work(Dissertation) on China’s Space Strategy and its implications on global security. She is inclined towards research-driven assessments and OSINT-based analysis, with an interest in studying threat landscapes, adversary behaviour and evolving warfare domains. She aims to build a career in strategic research and contribute to informed policy thinking in India’s national security ecosystem.

Yash Chandan is a research intern at CNAWS and a penultimate-year BA-LLB student at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonepat, with a strong blend of legal and policy expertise and extensive experience in research, analysis, and international affairs. Selected as a United Nations Millennium Fellow for 2024, with multiple publications and write-ups on global governance, gender equity, and international affairs, he is keen to leverage legal training and policy expertise in research, governance, and international development opportunities.

Yashashri Dattaraj Saidam is an intern at CNAWS. She is a final-year Master’s student in Defence and Strategic Studies at Rashtriya Raksha University. Her academic interests include national security strategy, terrorism, and military intelligence. She aspires to build a career in the field of strategic research and national security policymaking.