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@Inselberg Hey there! I'm pursuing Masters in Strategic Studies from a not so popular university but decent faculty ( ex NTRO, NSCS profs). From whatever I've seen and found out by talking to professors, there is no fixed career path. Much of it comes to your skills and what you want out of it. That being said, one thing I must clarify is- you are not going to be wanted suddenly in policy circles, think tanks or intel agencies. Since MPhil has been done away with, most people go for PhD as that is the minimum qualification you need to have to work in decent think tanks like IDSA, CLAWS, CAPS, IPCS, ICWA, NMF, Gateway House etc. You need to have excellent writing skills as they ask for original writing samples of around 3k words even to apply for internships. You build your profile slowly by doing unpaid internships and reading more and more in your area of interest. Please don't enter this field expecting good monetary rewards. Even after PhD, think tanks pay you just enough for survival.
JHU, KCL, Princeton, Sciences Po, SIPA Columbia, NTU are some institutes you can explore. In India, best place undoubtedly is SIS JNU.
western pol thought.pdf
Good stuff. Where to find the rest?
