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Senior Adviser, Cyber & Critical Technology | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) · Australian High Commission · New Delhi

2022 – 2026

Implementation of the Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership.

Specialist advice to senior diplomats on AI, quantum, semiconductors, cybersecurity, Digital Public Infrastructure, 5G/6G, and data governance.

Policy reports, briefing papers, and strategic analysis of India's technology ecosystem.

Experience

Senior Consultant | Data Security Council of India · Delhi National Capital Region

2022

Policy publications, including an edited volume, white papers, and industry position papers.

NEST Fellow | Ministry of External Affairs · Government of India · New Delhi
2020 – 2022

Advised on the foreign policy and national security dimensions of emerging technologies.

Consultant / Associate Fellow / Research Analyst | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) · New Delhi
2015 – 2020

Policy research on cybersecurity, critical information infrastructure, and the geopolitical dimensions of AI, 5G, and quantum technologies.

Led international conferences and multistakeholder dialogues.

Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship
Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

2018

Awarded for leadership in research on cyber affairs.

Software Engineer | Accenture India
2007 – 2011

Software development, testing, production support, and project management.

Telecom software specialist.