Ms. Sneha M. is a Research Analyst at the South Asia Centre at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. She has published multiple research articles, commentaries, and issue briefs on Pakistan. Her areas of research include non-traditional security threats and water security in South Asia.
She has completed her master’s in International Studies from Christ University, Bangalore and her bachelor’s in Political Science from Madras Christian College, Chennai. She was a core member of the rapporteur team for a symposium on “Statelessness” hosted by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees Office in Chennai. She was also a guest speaker at a conference on “Why Think Tanks and Policy Advice Matter in the Times of Crisis,” organized by the Chennai Centre for China Studies, the Think Tanks and the Civil Societies Program, and the National Maritime Foundation in 2021.
Prior to joining MP-IDSA, Ms. Sneha worked as a Visiting Research Scholar at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) and as a Research Associate for Synergia Foundation in Bangalore.
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