Prachi Lokhande is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament, Jawaharlal Nehru University and teaches International Relations at Hamdard Institute of International Studies, Jamia Hamdard. She is a UGC-JRF awardee in Defence and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Area Studies, and a Gold Medallist. She has previously held research positions at the Indian Council of World Affairs and the Centre for Air Power Studies. She is a Pacific Forum Young Leader and a fellow of the India-Europe Resilience Forum.