Dr. Manpreet Sethi

Dr. Manpreet Sethi, Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies (CAPSS), New Delhi, has been leading the project on Nuclear Security at the Centre for the last 20 years. She is also a Senior Research Advisor at the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network. Dr. Sethi is an expert on the entire spectrum of nuclear issues ranging from nuclear strategy, non-proliferation, disarmament, arms control and ballistic missile defence. She has authored, edited and co-authored nine books and four monographs, and published over 130 papers in academic journals and books. Her book 'Nuclear Strategy: India’s March towards Credible Deterrence' is widely regarded as an important reading at many colleges and armed forces institutions. Dr. Sethi regularly lectures at the National Defence College and other institutions of the Indian Armed Forces, Police and Foreign Services. She is currently on the Board of Missile Dialogue Initiative of IISS, London and Co-chair, Women in Nuclear – India. Dr. Sethi has also contributed to the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) on hypersonic missiles and nuclear risk reduction.