Dr. Amruta Karambelkar is an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Security Studies at the School of International Cooperation, Security, and Strategic Languages (SICSSL) since August 2023. She has previously worked at Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi (Indo-Pacific cluster); Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (Southeast Asia Research Programme); and the Indian Council of World Affairs. Dr Karambelkar holds a Ph.D from the Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, School of International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University. Her thesis was titled as, ‘Exploring Seapower of Southeast Asian Navies: A case study of Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam, 2008-2016’. Her M.Phil dissertation examined the military modernization of Viet Nam and Singapore. She holds a Master’s degree in politics from the University of Pune, and a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Fergusson College, Pune. She is UGC-NET qualified in Political Science Her areas of expertise include the Indo-Pacific region with special emphasis on Southeast Asia, and her domain specialisation is maritime security and naval matters. She has published widely on security and political issues in Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Western Pacific region, and at the same time closely followed the evolution of the Quad and the general geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region. She has also presented her work at numerous national and international conferences and engages in training modules through the ITECH programme of the Ministry of External Affairs, and the US Naval War College. At SICSSL, Dr. Karambelkar primarily teaches courses at the Masters programme. These include theories and concepts in international relations, global security, international political economy, Indian foreign and security policy, and an area studies paper on India’s maritime security calculus. At the undergraduate level she teaches courses in IR theories, Indian govt and politics, India's foreign and security policy and world history. Dr Karambelkar has a wide range of experience in the field of International Relations and Security Studies. She has previously worked as a Research Associate at the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi. She has also been a Research Fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi and a Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi.