Research Associate at the Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States. He previously served as Assistant Professor of Political Science at Mody University of Science and Technology, Rajasthan, India. His expertise lies in water security and governance, hydropower, and river basin management, with a focus on the hydro–political nexus in South Asia. He has contributed extensively to reputed journals, including Nature Water, World Water Policy, and the Cambridge Journal of Political Affairs.