Ashish Shukla is a Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi. Prior to joining ICWA, he was associated with the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. He received his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from the Centre for South Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. His area of interest and expertise lies in studies related to South Asia with special emphasis on Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.