Kashif Anwar, is a Research Analyst at Global Strategic & Defence Analyses (GSDN), New Delhi, has an MPhil in International Studies. His area of research interests is China, the United States, India, military technology, and geopolitical developments in the Indo-Pacific region. He has presented research papers at Jamia Millia Islamia and the Christ (Deemed to be University) Delhi NCR and published in The Geopolitics, Modern Diplomacy, Financial Express, Policy Watcher, The Geostrata, The Defence Horizon Journal, Centre for Air Power Studies, EurOpinion, Global Strategic & Defence News and the Rise.