Our People
A network of excellence spanning academia, policy, and technology.
Leadership
Rahul Gupta
Founder & Director
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Rahul Gupta is a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the same institution. His research interests include Eurasian geopolitics, regional connectivity between South and Central Asia, and international organisations in the Global South, with a focus on BRICS and SCO. An early career researcher specialising in post-Soviet studies, he has published extensively, including with SAGE, Routledge and the London School of Economics and Political Science Review of Books.
Sujal Yadav
Co-Founder & Deputy Director
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Sujal Yadav is a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the same institution. His research interests include Russian foreign policy, cultural diplomacy, Russian literature, and cultural studies. An early career researcher specialising in contemporary Russian studies, her primary focus is on how non-traditional actors/institutions interact with traditional actors to shape global affairs.
Research Advisor
Dr. Pravesh Kumar Gupta
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Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta is an Associate Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and an expert on Eurasian geopolitics. He holds a PhD in Central Asian Studies from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. His research focuses on the society and politics of the Central Asian Republics, the geopolitics of Central and South Asia, energy security, and trans-regional connectivity and energy linkages between Central and South Asia.
Dr Gupta’s views are regularly published in leading platforms, such as The Hindustan Times, The Financial Express, Dunyo Information Agency (Information Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan), and the Valdai Discussion Club. He has authored a book and contributed chapters to several edited volumes in his areas of specialisation. He has also served as an International Election Observer during the Presidential Elections in Uzbekistan in 2021 and the constitutional referendum in 2023.
Scholarly Network and Experience Team
Kishan S.
Research Associate
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Kishan Srinivas is a Master’s student of Political Science at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India. He holds a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Presidency University, Bangalore, India. With an interdisciplinary academic background, Kishan’s areas of research interest include the intersection of Science and Technology with Political Science and International Relations. His research also includes studying the role of technology in Diplomacy and International Relations. He has previously worked as an AI and Geopolitical Risk intern at Hozint.
Arkadyute Nath
Brand Manager
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Vaibhavi Gupta
Jyotsna Yadav
Assistant Editor
Dharshini Renganathan
Research Assistant
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Dharshini Renganathan is a final year MA Diplomacy, Law and Business student at OP Jindal Global University. With background in Political Science and Economics, her core competencies lie in mixed methods research with a primary focus in ethics, human rights, and humanitarian studies. Her work seeks to understand the link between economics, society and politics to convey the reflection of ground level issues in geopolitical contexts. She works as the Centre Coordinator for the Centre for North East Asian Studies and the Centre for European Studies at Jindal School of International Affairs.
Saumya Tomar
Research Assistant
Harshal Raj Patel
Media Outreach
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Ravi Raj
International Cooperation
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Saumya Tomar
Research Assistant