Dr. Swasti Rao is currently working as Associate Fellow at the Europe and Eurasia Center, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.
After her Masters in Politics and M.Phil from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, she did her PhD in from Tsukuba University, Japan.
Her current research project at IDSA is on Conflicts in Europe amidst shifting Global Power Structures. Her research interests explore dimensions of the securitization in Europe, Defence Cooperation between India and Major European Players, Multilateral Cooperation for Space Situational awareness and Maritime Domain Awareness. She also explores Europe- Japan relations and its global implications.
Before joining MP-IDSA, she was Assistant Professor in the Department of Strategic and Security Studies, AMU where she taught courses on European Security, Rise of China and implications for World Order, Research Methodology and UN Peacekeeping.
