Shayesta Nishat Ahmed

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Dr Shayesta Nishat Ahmed is a Research Analyst at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. She is associated with the Defence Economics and Industry Centre. Her area of research includes defence industry and diplomacy, nuclear security, and maritime security.
Previously, she has worked as an Associate Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) and National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi. She has been a Teaching Assistant for the course on Arms Control and Disarmament Diplomacy, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and has interned at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), Sapru House, New Delhi.

She has completed her PhD and M.Phil from the Centre for International Politics, Organization, Diplomacy and Disarmament (CIPOD), Jawaharlal Nehru University. Her PhD thesis is titled “Explaining the Pursuit of Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrence: Case Studies of India, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.”


Research Analyst

Publication

Shayesta Nishat Ahmed’s Article ‘New Frontiers in India’s Airpower Diplomacy: Exercise Tarang Shakti’ Published in Modern Diplomacy Platform

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Shayesta Nishat Ahmed’s article ‘New Frontiers in India’s Airpower Diplomacy: Exercise Tarang Shakti; has been published in the Modern Diplomacy platform on 12 December 2024.

2024 marks a busy year for the Indian armed forces, with participation in a number of military exercises within India and abroad, says Dr Ahmed.

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Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

  • Published: 13 December, 2024

EU Sanctions on Russia and Their Implications for India

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Shayesta Nishat Ahmed’s article ‘EU Sanctions on Russia and Their Implications for India’ has been published in the Defence and Diplomacy, Vol. 12 No. 2, (January-March 2023).

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Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

  • Published: 29 July, 2024