Chintamani Mahapatra is an associate professor at the School of International Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University and a former research fellow for numerous universities around the world, including the Indian Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, the University of Delaware, the University of London, Salzburg Seminar-Austria, the Australian Defence Studies Centre. He is a frequent lecturer at academic staff colleges throughout India, including the Society for International Law and Diplomacy and the Army War College.