Dr. Meenakshi Bansal is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at JVMGRR College, Haryana, and Visiting Faculty at Jain Online University. Her research spans governance, gender, and public administration. She serves as a board member of IPSA’s RC19 and chairs IAPSS’s Gender and Identity SRC, reflecting her international academic leadership. A recipient of the IPSA Global South Award (2018) and the Powerful Women Haryana Award (2022), she has authored books, published extensively, and remains actively engaged in global research networks.