Pooja Bhatt

Dr. Pooja Bhatt is a Consultant at the Policy Planning and Research division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. She is also the author of Nine-Dash Line: Deciphering the South China Sea Conundrum (Knowledge World 2020). Pooja works extensively on maritime security and governance issues, particularly the Indo-Pacific and the South China Sea. She received her Ph.D. degree, MPhil in Diplomacy and Disarmament, and M.A. in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She also holds a diploma in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) from Yeosu Academy, Korea Maritime Institute.