Gaurav Sen

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.

K. N. Dhruv Ramesh works with the Office of the CEO at C2C Advanced Systems Ltd., a publicly listed defense technology company specializing in C5ISR systems. In this role, he supports initiatives related to defense technology, strategic planning, and emerging security challenges. He holds a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from VIT Chennai and previously interned with the Security and Law Division of NITI Aayog. Having completed an Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) certification hosted by CNAWS, his research focuses on military aviation, defense procurement policy, unmanned aerial systems, space initiatives, cybersecurity, and C4I networks. He is particularly interested in how the intersection of technology, policy, and strategy shapes India’s future security environment.

Nupur Gautam is a third-year International Relations student at Amity University, with a keen interest in geopolitics, modern warfare, and the role of emerging technologies including AI & cybersecurity in shaping contemporary security dynamics

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.