Nishtha Gautam is an Associate-Fellow at Observer Research Foundation where she works on gender specific issues in policy and governance. Apart from academic writing on culture, gender and military, her analysis pieces regularly appear in leading national and international daily publications like Wall Street Journal, Daily Mail (UK), The Caravan, India Today, Hindustan Times, The Pioneer, DNA, Mail Today, DailyO and web editions of NDTV and CNN-IBN. She also voices her opinion on national and international TV and radio broadcasts including BBC Radio, NDTV, CNN-IBN, Headlines Today, Aaj Tak. She is also a published poet and short story writer.