Sushant Pawar and Mohit Vashisth

Sushant serves as the Intelligence/ Lead Analyst for the Pakistan Security Desk at CNAWS, specializing in the Balochistan insurgency and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). His work spans monitoring the broader regional security environment , including insurgency trends, militant networks, and cross-border dynamics, to assess their impact on stability across South Asia. Beyond terrorism analysis, Sushant tracks Pakistan's evolving political and security landscape, delivering insights that inform regional stability and India's national security priorities.

Mohit Vashisth is Founder and Executive Director (Intelligence) at CNAWS. He is a Doctoral Research Fellow at Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, Haryana, India. He was earlier associated with Max Security Solutions as a coordinator at Global Security Operations Centre (GSOC). At MAX, he was responsible for intelligence gathering, analysis, travel & security operations, and risk mitigation on a global scale during routine and emergency. He also has three years of experience working in the renewable energy sector. He is an engineering graduate with a major in Electronics and Communications and holds a Master’s degree in Political Science and International Affairs. His research areas are critical and disruptive defence technologies, counter-terrorism and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT).