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Vaibhav Singh is a Ph.D. Research Scholar at the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. His research interests include India–Russia strategic relations, defence technology, military innovation, and contemporary security studies.

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.

Bhaskar Jha is a master's student in OP Jindal Global University. He is a budding researcher who has prior research experience gained at research centres and think tanks like the The Indian Netizens Co. And Center For Land Warfare Studies. He is a Political Science Gold Medalist and takes keen interest in Geopolitical hedging and Security Studies. Chandan Vishwas is a postgraduate researcher currently pursuing a Master’s in Diplomacy, Law & Business at O.P. Jindal Global University, with an academic background in History and Political Science. His work focuses on geopolitics, international relations, defence studies, and policy-oriented research. He is currently engaged in multiple research internships across academic and policy institutions, where he contributes to regulatory research, regional analysis, news monitoring, and humanitarian-focused projects. His research experience includes work on European regulatory frameworks, Northeast Asia (including China, Taiwan, Tibet, and Mongolia), contemporary geopolitical developments, and trade-for-peace initiatives related to migration and conflict-affected communities.

Alakshendra Singh is a Young Research Fellow at CNAWS. He is a third-year B.A. (Hons.) Global Affairs with a specialisation in national security and defence and a minor in Public Policy. He is an aspiring China specialist with A1 level proficiency in Mandarin, along with extensive research into the South China Sea, South Asian Power Dynamics, and Indian hard power capabilities. He is further exploring his interest in OSINT as a supplement to conventional IR.