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Shiv Sahai

Distinguished Fellow

Shiv Sahai is a Distinguished Fellow at CSDR

Shiv Sahai is an IPS Officer of the 1987 batch from the J&K cadre. He served as an Additional Secretary of the Internal Affairs Division in the National Security Council Secretariat under the Prime Minister’s Office. Previously, he has served as the ADG Intelligence, Armed and Law & Order, IGP, Kashmir, on two separate occasions, IGP Crime and DIG Rajouri-Poonch. He has held many important assignments in Kashmir and Jammu including Sr. Superintendent of Police, Baramulla, Sr. Superintendent of Police, Jammu and Sr Superintendent of Police Crime.

Being a strategic thinker he is credited with formulating policies and plans to contain unrest, fight separatists and militant activities in the state. Using a combination of technology, traditional and innovative policing he was responsible for enhancing the capacities of the police. Having an effective human intelligence network and penetration in society Sri Sahai was very effective in crisis management. He has been awarded numerous prestigious awards, including gallantry awards, awards for meritorious services, and distinguished services from the President and State Government.

Areas of
Expertise

Counterterrorism

India's National Security

Intelligence

Internal Security

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

Hely Desai

Research Associate

Hely Desai is a nuclear policy expert and Research Fellow at CTBTO, focusing on South Asian nuclear policy. With an MPhil from Cambridge, she has worked at the Centre for Air Power Studies and India’s Ministry of External Affairs.

Radhey Shyam

Radhey manages the CSDR office and ensures it remains a welcoming and enabling environment for CSDR staff and guests.

Afridi Ahmed

Research Intern

Afridi is a research intern at CSDR.

Akanksha Baruah

Research Intern

Akansha is a reserach intern at CSDR.

Sukanya Sharma

Research Intern

Sukanya has a Master’s in International History from The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. She has interned at the Nobel-Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

Araudra Singh

Research Intern

Araudra is a Research Intern at CSDR.

Experts

Prof. Sumit Ganguly

Distinguished Fellow

Prof. Sumit Ganguly is a Senior Fellow and the Director of the Huntington Program on Strengthening the US-India Relationship at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Ajay Bisaria

Ajay Bisaria is a distinguished diplomat, strategic consultant, and commentator on international affairs. With a career spanning 35 years in the Indian Foreign Service, he has played pivotal roles in shaping India’s key economic and security relationships.

Dr. Iqbal Singh Sevea

Distinguished Fellow

Dr. Sevea is an Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). An internationally recognized scholar of contemporary and modern South Asia, his research focuses on South Asian politics and social and political thought.

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.

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.

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