Arjun is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Internal Security, Defence and Strategic Studies (SISDSS). He is presently pursuing his Ph.D. from the Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P Jindal Global University. He is an Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) Doctoral Fellow and received full-term Doctoral Fellowship for the year (2021-2022). A recipient of the Jindal Doctoral fellowship. Prior joining Rashtriya Raksha University, he has worked at the Asia Society IndiaCentre asa Programme Manager for Business and Policy. He has previous work experience as a researcher at various public and private organisations such as the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education Govt. of India, Neo-Defense Consulting, and at the Centre for Security and Strategy Studies, New Delhi. His areas of interest include India-China Relation, India’s national security, India’s foreign policy, India’s military history maritime security.