Abhishek Mohanty works at Research Associate at NIICE. He focuses on Russian foreign and security policy, Geopolitics in Post-Soviet Space and Asia-Pacific region, and Asian regional organizations. He is currently studying Masters in Political Governance and Public Policy at the Russian Presidential Academy, Moscow. Previously he was associated with the Centre for Vietnam Studies, New Delhi and Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance, Thammasat University, Bangkok.