Sameena Hameed is Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She holds a doctorate from JNU and her areas of specialization include the Middle Eastern economy, India's economic relations with the region and energy security issues. She is a co-author of Persian Gulf 2020: India’s Relations with the Region and has contributed articles to peer-reviewed journals and chapters to edited volumes. She has prepared research papers and study reports for the Ministry of External Affairs and other trade and commerce organizations like ASSOCHAM. She has been a member of the MEA-constituted Select Group on Gulf and West Asia and was a member of the Indian team for India–GCC Strategic Partnership project and the Indo-Saudi Dialogue.