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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi inspect a guard of honor on October 29, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
Independent Researcher, Terrorism and Insurgency in South Asia
Suraj Ganesan is an independent researcher focussing on terrorism and insurgency in South Asia. He was previously a Geopolitical Risk Analyst with MAX security solutions working in the sub-Saharan African division. Prior to that, he worked as a Counter-Terrorism Analyst with COVINTS.