Welcome! I am Ambuj Sahu, currently a graduate student in the Department of Political Science at Indiana University Bloomington. Along with my doctoral studies, I am also pursuing an MS in Applied Statistics.
I am interested in international security, crisis bargaining and decision-making, India-China relations, India-US relations, and Indian Foreign Policy in the Indo-Pacific. I am proficient in quantitative methods including GIS, social network analysis, applied statistics, and text analysis.
I am academically trained as an Electrical Engineer at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, followed by a Masters' degree in International Relations.
Here you can find more about my research, published articles and more.
You can reach out to me on ambuj.sahu@alumni.iitd.ac.in or ambsahu@iu.edu.
I tweet at @DarthThunderous.
Cover (above): Self-designed
Photo: At Banks of Lake Monroe, Bloomington, IN (USA) (taken on October 01, 2022)
Updates
July 30, 2025 - Column published for Firstpost. Proxies, Pressures and Push: China's New Playbook in the Subcontinent
July 9, 2025 - Essay in a co-edited monograph "Operation Sindoor & India's New Doctrine of Deterrence : Strategic Lessons from the 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis" by Centre for Strategic and Defense Research (with Arun Sahgal)
July 2, 2025 - Column published for The National Interest. The Top 3 Delusions of US-India Relationship, The National Interest (with Arun Sahgal)
June 9, 2025 - Column Published for The National Interest. How to Reset the US-India Partnership (with Arun Sahgal)