Rahul Bhatia was a research analyst with the Security Studies Program at Carnegie India. His research focuses on India’s borders and India’s foreign and defense policies.

He is currently working on a project that looks at India’s military modernization with a focus on indigenization. He also has a keen interest in the changing geopolitical landscape in the Indo-Pacific.

Rahul holds a master’s degree in security policy studies from the Elliott School for International Affairs at the George Washington University, Washington DC.