Meghna Pradhan is a Research Analyst at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis, New Delhi.She is currently pursuing her PhD at the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, with her thesis focused on how emerging technologies such as AI affect political processes. She holds an M.Phil. in Korean Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, an M.A. in East Asian Studies from the University of Delhi, and a B.Sc. in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics.
Her research is focused on impact of emerging technologies such as AI on security and governance domains, and their applications in East Asian contexts. She has presented her work at several conferences, including the AKS Young Scholars’ International Seminar and the Researchers’ Association for the Study of Korea (RASK) International Seminar.
India is championing flexible, voluntary commitments that enshrine human accountability and compliance with International Humanitarian Law norms in military AI.
Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Meghna Prdhan’s Issue Brief ‘SILENT WINGS OVER VERMILION SKIES: Contextualising SEAD and Loitering Munitions in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict’ has been published by Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC) on 14 May 2025.
The issue brief provides an in-depth analysis of the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, focusing on the strategic use of loitering munitions and Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD) in modern warfare.
The new US export control regulation for Responsible AI Diffusion creates a system for AI semiconductor access through country tiers and Validated End User (VEU) categories.