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Manish Dhankhar is a postgraduate student pursuing an MA in International Relations and Peace Studies at Nalanda University. His research interests include international relations, national security, geopolitics, terrorism and counterterrorism, and strategic affairs. He is experienced in policy research and academic writing on contemporary security and geopolitical issues.

Rahul Kumar Tiwari is a Doctoral Candidate in Political Science at Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. He holds a B.A. (Honors) in Political Science (2019) and an M.A. in Political Science (2021) from the University of Delhi, India. He qualified for the University Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) with a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in 2022. His research interests include geopolitics, security and Hybrid Warfare studies.

Sushant serves as the Intelligence/ Lead Analyst for the Pakistan Security Desk at CNAWS, specializing in the Balochistan insurgency and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). His work spans monitoring the broader regional security environment , including insurgency trends, militant networks, and cross-border dynamics, to assess their impact on stability across South Asia. Beyond terrorism analysis, Sushant tracks Pakistan's evolving political and security landscape, delivering insights that inform regional stability and India's national security priorities.

Abdulkhaliq Ferdaus is a Kabul-based scholar. He is an Associate Professor with the Institute of Law and Political Science, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Dr. Divya Malhotra is a Senior Research Associate with Centre for New Age Warfare Studies (CNAWS). She had been associated with India’s National Security Council’s Advisory Board (NSAB) as a researcher.