Prashant Rastogi is a Doctoral Candidate at the Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), O.P. Jindal Global University, and has previously worked as a Research Officer at the Chennai Centre for China Studies (C3S). He completed his Masters in Political Science at the University of Hyderabad, Telangana, and Bachelors in Political Science (Hons) from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi. His areas of interests include Theories of International Relations, Indian Foreign Policy, Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations, Geopolitics and Security Studies.