Shashank is a Ph.D candidate at Harvard and an Associate Fellow of Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a defense and security think-tank in London. Shashank specializes in international security in South Asia and the Middle East as well as Indian foreign policy and military affairs. He has commented on television and radio, published articles in a range of policy and academic journals, and taught at both Harvard and Cambridge. Shashank key interests are in international security, foreign policy, and military issues.