Rakesh Kr Sinha has done M.A. in International Politics and M.Phil. in American Studies from JNU, New Delhi and a LL.B. from Faculty of Law, Delhi University. He joined Government of India Civil Services Allied (CISF:91) and voluntarily retired from the post of DlG in the year 2014 . He is an Associate Member of Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA). He is a freelance writer, speaker and a blogger on the subjects of International, Political and Strategic Affairs. Presently he is appointed as the Special Advisor to the Chief Minister, Govt of NCT of Delhi.