Swasti Rao — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Associate Professor at Jindal School of International Studies (JGU)
Geopolitics and Defence Expert, Commentator and Author
Geopolitical and defence advisor to the Ministry of Defence, GOI, for the UP Defence Industrial Corridor
Consulting Editor, Strategic and Int. Affairs for ThePrint
Author of 'Ukraine Untold' (forthcoming)
Alumnus of JNU, India; Tsukuba University, Japan; and Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN), France

Biography

Dr. Swasti Rao is a Geopolitics and Defence Expert, Commentator, and Author. She currently holds the position of Associate Professor at Jindal School of International Studies, JGU, and is a Consulting Editor for Strategic and International Affairs at ThePrint, a leading Indian media house.

Dr. Rao serves as a geopolitical and defence advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, specifically for its flagship project, the UP Defence Industrial Corridor.