Jaideep A. Prabhu is a PhD student in History at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, where he is writing his dissertation on India’s nuclear policy, titled: "Nuclear Dharma: India’s Wandering After the Atom." Prabhu also holds an Bachelor's in Engineering from the same university and a Master’s from the George Washington University. Although Prabhu’s core field of expertise is foreign and nuclear policy in Western Europe, South Asia, and the Middle East, he is keen observer of science and technology, energy and security policy, and religion. Prabhu has written for Indian periodicals such as Tehelka, First Post, and Rediff, and has appeared on national television in matters relating to nuclear and foreign policy.