The CNAWS Research Team
Our team pairs military operational veterans with emerging strategic scholars to produce analytical rigor, tactical ground-reality assessments, and forward-looking policy insights.
Captain Sarabjeet Singh Parmar (Retd)
Head - Department of Maritime Warfare & Director ExpansionNaval aviator and former Director (Strategy) at IHQ MoD (Navy). Specialist in maritime doctrine, UNCLOS lawfare, Indo-Pacific security architectures, and naval air operations.
Elizabeth Roche
Media Specialist & Senior Research FellowVeteran foreign affairs journalist and Associate Professor at Jindal Global University. Three decades of experience covering South Asian conflict, Indian foreign policy, and diplomatic statecraft.
Wg Cdr (Dr.) Manoj Kumar (Retd.)
Senior Research Fellow - AI & Autonomous SystemsIAF veteran and defence technology innovator. Spearheaded the Mehar Baba Swarm Drone initiative and platform inductions including Apache and UAV systems. PhD in Technology Integration.
Major Parjanya Bhatt
Senior Research Fellow - Counter-Terrorism & Information WarfareFormer policy researcher at ORF and journalist. Specialist in Kashmir terrorism dynamics, digital propaganda ecosystems, and non-state warfare.
Mohit Vashisth
Senior Strategic AnalystStrategic affairs researcher focusing on air power, stealth doctrines, South Asian nuclear stability, and Pakistan identity narratives.
Ashutosh Kumar Singh
Research Fellow - Geopolitics & Future WarfareResearcher specializing in mosaic warfare doctrines, weaponisation of global connectivity corridors, and multi-domain military modernization.
Sushant Pawar
Conflict Analyst & SITREP LeadLead analyst for Pakistan militant tracking, TTP/BLA kinetic incident databases, and cross-border escalation monitors.
Alakshendra Singh
Research AssociateFocusing on emerging military technologies, drone warfare tactics, and defence procurement ecosystems.