Researcher at the French Institute of Geopolitics/Center for India and South Asian Studies in Paris. He is currently finishing his PhD on Indo-US military and security relations. His main areas of research are: military and defense issues, emerging powers and autonomy in foreign policy strategies. He is working as a consultant for a French defense and strategic review on defense and security matters in Asia(focusing on air and naval power) and on military and strategic affairs pertaining to the South Asian region for a British think tank.