Saman Ayesha Kidwai is a Research Analyst (Counter Terrorism Centre) at MP-IDSA. She joined the institute in August 2021. She holds a Master’s degree in Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding from the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia Islamia. Her areas of interest include political violence, counter-terrorism, and geopolitics, primarily within South Asia, West Asia, and the Horn of Africa. Among her publications across different forums, one of her notable works includes, “The Rise of Iran as a Regional Power,” in the India Quarterly Journal.

Select Publications

• India's Counter-Terror Cooperation with West Asia and North Africa, in Sujan R. Chinoy and Prasanta Kumar Pradhan (ed.), India's Policy Towards West Asia: The Modi Era, (pp. 145), Pentagon Press (2024)

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