Gopi Bhamidipati

Gopi Krishna Bhamidipati holds a Ph.D. from the Planning, Governance, and Globalization Program at Virginia Tech’s School of Public and International Affairs in Arlington, Virginia, where his research focused on India’s foreign policy toward Israel, Iran, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Before pursuing his doctorate, he worked as a journalist in the United Arab Emirates and India, covering regional geopolitics and international affairs. Bhamidipati bridges journalism and policy research, with a strong focus on the Middle East, South Asia, and the Indo-Pacific. He delved into India’s West Asia policy and conceptualized Strategic Autonomy as a guiding foreign policy framework.