His research involves various facets of international security studies, especially terrorism, insurgency, conflict, and nuclear proliferation matters in South Asia. He joined the Monterey Institute as a postdoctoral fellow at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) from Sept. 2006 to Oct. 2008. Dr. Joshi has also served as a research associate at CNS and the institute's Monterey Terrorism Research & Education Program. He holds a PhD from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh.