Rohit Kumar Sharma

Rohit Kumar Sharma is a Research Analyst, at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. His areas of research include Internet governance, cybersecurity, cyberinsurance and Israeli domestic politics.

He is a law graduate and holds an M.A. in International Relations from the South Asian University in New Delhi. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights, International Humanitarian and Refugee Laws from The Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi.

Currently, Rohit is pursuing his Ph.D. from the Centre for West Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, focusing on the “Cybersecurity policy of Israel: Challenges to Prevention and Mitigation capabilities”. He has contributed to various edited volumes, including Facets of India’s Security: Essays for C. Uday Bhaskar edited by Professor P.R. Kumaraswamy; Politics of Change in Middle East and North Africa since Arab Spring: A Lost Decade?, edited by Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar and Youth Bloom in GCC, edited by Dr. Sameena Hameed.

In addition to his academic publications, Rohit has also published several web commentaries in Financial Express, Times of Israel Blogs, and MEI@ND.

• Assessing the Origins of COVID-19: Insights from the US Intelligence Community, CBW Magazine, Summer / January-June 2023