Mansi Mehrotra (PhD) holds a doctorate from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). She has worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) and authored a monograph for the India Foundation. She has also been part of the teaching faculty for the School for International Training (SIT), Vermont, USA, contributing to its CONTACT (Conflict Transformation Across Cultures) programme, which incorporates regional and field-based learning components in South Asia, including Kathmandu, Nepal. Her research and writing span international relations, geopolitics, strategic affairs, and global economic and financial developments. She has contributed to various research journals, books, and newspapers, examining contemporary geopolitical shifts and their implications for India's strategic interests and the evolving global order. Email: mansime@gmail.com