Siddhant Kishore
Former Analyst, Institute for the Study of War
Siddhant Kishore is a national security and foreign policy analyst based out of Washington, D.C. He previously served as an analyst at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), where he focused on irregular warfare in the Middle East. Before joining ISW, Siddhant was a fellow at the Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology (CSINT) at the American University.
The United States has long framed its South Asia policy around countering China’s rise, managing the fallout from Afghanistan, and preventing terrorist safe havens. Yet, Pakistan-facilitated [...] More
In March 2025, an elderly cleric with a long history in Pakistan’s jihadist circles stood before a gathering at Markaz-e-Taiba and called for “jihad against the kuffaar,” explicitly naming India and [...] More
