Former Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India

Contributions 
Afghan Lives Matter: Part 1- Role of Pakistan and her Emerging Dilemma (This article is Part 1 of two parts’ series; second part will be on the Taliban role and what to expect from them and what does one make of the chorus of voices one sees in favour of Taliban and why any such outreach will take us nowhere.) ...

US / NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan and its Implications The author had the opportunity to attend on 5 May 2021 a very engaging round table jointly hosted by the Vivekananda Foundation, New Delhi, and Hudson Institute, Washington DC on the imminent US/NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan and its impact on the ...

Afghanistan: Status of Doha Agreement and the Way Forward To mark one year of the Doha Agreement between the US and the Taliban, signed on 29 February 2020 in Doha, the Vivekananda International Foundation in collaboration with a prominent Kabul based think tank, Afghans Institute for Strategic St...

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