Dr Pushpita Das

Dr. Pushpita Das is Research Fellow and Coordinator of the Internal Security Centre at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. Her areas of interest include border security and management, coastal security, drug trafficking, migration and India?s Northeast. Dr. Das has written extensively on her areas of research including a book titled India`s Approach towards Border Management: From Barriers to Bridges (2021), monographs titled Illegal Migration from Bangladesh: Deportation, Fences, Work Permit (2016) and Coastal Security: the Indian Approach (2013); three occasional papers titled Status of India`s Border Trade (2014),Drug Trafficking in India (2012), Coastal Security along Gujarat and Maharashtra Coasts (2009); and a number of articles and commentaries in journals and books. She has delivered lectures at a number of training institutes apart from participating in national and international seminars. Dr. Pushpita Das holds a Doctorate degree from the Jawaharlal Nehru University.