Mohan Babu, the Senior Research Associate with DRaS, is an Electronics and Communication engineer holds a Masters in International Studies from Symbiosis International University, Pune. He is also a Senior Research Associate, at ‘Polstrat’ a political consultancy firm. He has previously worked with incumbent MoS for Home Affairs – G.Kishan Reddy as a political researcher and has gained professional experience at IDSA, Pinkerton and I-PAC. The expertise accrued from his academic and professional experience range from Futuristic defence platforms, Asian geopolitics, Intelligence and Public communications to Psephology. With a passion for geopolitics, on one hand, he wishes to be the instrument of change in the discourse of Indian politics and is planning to run for office in the future