Dr. Shalini Chawla is a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies (CAPSS), New Delhi. She joined CAPSS in 2006 and has published more than 120 research articles in national and international journals on a wide range of issues related to Pakistan and Afghanistan. She has authored seven books and lectures regularly at various universities, think tanks, and leading institutions of the Indian Armed Forces and Foreign Service. She is actively engaged in India’s Track 1.5 initiatives. She received a Commendation and Badge by the Chief of Air Staff in October 2020 for her praiseworthy contribution to the Service. She is a visiting faculty with the Naval War College, Goa. She is a Faculty (PhD Supervisor) at the National Defence College, New Delhi. She is a Visiting Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi. She is the moderator of the study group, Pakistan Forum, coordinated by the VIF. She is an alumni of the Near East South Asia Centre based at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C