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Alina Mir

Research Intern

At CSDR, Alina assists various teams through background research, program support, and logistics management.

Alina is pursuing a Master’s in International Relations from King’s College London. A postcolonial perspective shapes her academic journey, reinforcing her commitment to justice across genders, races, religions, classes, and communities. Alina aspires to contribute to this vision through research and informed discourse, which shape our realities, and through daily acts of kindness.

At CSDR, Alina assists various teams through background research, program support, and logistics management.

Areas of
Expertise

Conflict

Gender

Postcolonialism

FOUNDERS

Dr. Happymon Jacob

Founder & Director

Happymon Jacob is the founder and director of CSDR. He directs CSDR’s research and activities across divisions.

Lt Gen D S Hooda (Retd)

D S Hooda co-founded CSDR and directs projects of its defense and security verticals.

Dr. Gaurav Saini

Gaurav Saini is co-founder of CSDR and leads product design and partnerships.

Team

Aersh Danish

Lead – Communications and Outreach

Aersh has over nine years of experience in foreign policy and security studies, research, and strategic communications. At CSDR, Aersh leads the production and dissemination of quality content for CSDR’s various stakeholders.

Dr. Tishya Khillare

Dr. Tishya Khillare is a Fellow at CSDR. She leads CSDR’s work on Non-traditional Security issues in South Asia and the Indo Pacific, specifically on Climate Diplomacy, South-South and Triangular Cooperation, Feminist Foreign Policy, and Gender and Security.

Amba Wattal

Program Associate

Amba Wattal is a Program Associate (Indo-Pacific) at CSDR. She is currently working on the Indo-Pacific Circle, a regionally owned and operated platform for indigenous knowledge production and exchange for the Indo-Pacific.

Devika Makkat

Program Associate

Devika Makkat is Program Associate – Operations at CSDR.the Council for Strategic and Defense Research, New Delhi.

Nihal Krishan

Nihal Krishan is an award-winning journalist and scholar who focuses on the nexus of tech and politics and is a Fellow at CSDR.

Harshit Prajapati

Research Intern

Harshit is PhD candidate at School of International Studies, JNU and a research intern at CSDR.

Experts

Atul Chandra

Non-Resident Fellow

Atul is a Non-Resident Fellow at CSDR and supports our work on Aerospace and Defense industry.

Dr. Debak Das

Non-Resident Fellow

Debak is a Non-Resident Fellow at CSDR and supports our work on Nuclear security and international security.

Dr. Jabin Jacob

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Dr. Jacob, an Associate Professor Associate Professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at CSDR.

Garima Shrivastava

Non-Resident Fellow

Garima is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Uppsala University’s Centre for Gender Research and is an expert on gender and development.

VAdm Anil K Chawla (Retd)

Distinguished Fellow

VAdm Anil K Chawla is the former Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command and a Distinguished Fellows at CSDR.

Col. Shashank Ranjan (Retd.)

Non-Resident Fellow

Col. Ranjan is a Non-Resident fellow at CSDR and supports our work on the Indian Defense Industry, Internal Security, and Counterterrorism.

IDEAS INSPIRING CHANGE, GLOBAL IMPACT

Our programs encompass an array of critical topics, including climate security, emerging technologies, gender-sensitive foreign policy, non-traditional security, artificial intelligence, Defense and security, Geopolitics, Regionalism, Internet and society, among others.