Our Team
Strategic Command
Waqar Usmani ->
Founder & Director
Indian politics is changing — from slogans to systems, from personality to precision. Yet one truth remains constant: power in India is still earned on the ground and tested inside institutions.
Oathmen Advisory was founded on a clear belief —that Indian politics deserves world-class strategic intelligence rooted in social reality, constitutional responsibility, and institutional discipline. We are not a campaign agency. We are a political intelligence and leadership architecture institution, working across elections, governance, legislation, crisis management, digital strategy, and long-term political positioning. Our work connects the street to the Secretariat, the booth to the Assembly floor, narrative to law, and now, artificial intelligence to democracy.
We believe political consulting must go beyond noise and optics. It must help leaders understand power, exercise it ethically, and convert it into durable institutions. India does not only need winning leaders — India needs prepared leaders.
Oathmen Advisory stands for depth over noise, structure over chaos, policy over populism, institutions over impulse, and truth over convenience. We are building not just a firm, but a new political service culture for India.
The future of Indian politics will not be inherited. It will be architected. — Founder & Director, Oathmen Advisory Navi Mumbai
Oathmen Advisory was founded on a clear belief —that Indian politics deserves world-class strategic intelligence rooted in social reality, constitutional responsibility, and institutional discipline. We are not a campaign agency. We are a political intelligence and leadership architecture institution, working across elections, governance, legislation, crisis management, digital strategy, and long-term political positioning. Our work connects the street to the Secretariat, the booth to the Assembly floor, narrative to law, and now, artificial intelligence to democracy.
We believe political consulting must go beyond noise and optics. It must help leaders understand power, exercise it ethically, and convert it into durable institutions. India does not only need winning leaders — India needs prepared leaders.
Oathmen Advisory stands for depth over noise, structure over chaos, policy over populism, institutions over impulse, and truth over convenience. We are building not just a firm, but a new political service culture for India.
The future of Indian politics will not be inherited. It will be architected. — Founder & Director, Oathmen Advisory Navi Mumbai
Moin Qazi ->
Associate Director
In Indian politics, vision matters — but execution decides everything. Strategy only has value when it moves voters, strengthens organisations, and holds
under real pressure.
At Oathmen Advisory, my responsibility is direct and uncompromising: to convert strategy into daily political action, intelligence into outcomes, and vision into measurable ground performance.
This is not a forgiving ecosystem. Alliances shift, narratives fracture, administrations tighten, and digital pressure never pauses. What survives here is not noise, but clarity, discipline, and operational control.
Oathmen is built not in conference rooms alone, but across constituencies, through booth structures, inside party organisations, through legislative corridors, and under real political deadlines where performance is the only currency. Every system we design, every narrative we deploy, every map we validate, and every crisis we manage is judged by one test alone: does it strengthen public trust and institutional authority? We believe operations are not the back-end of politics — they are its spine.Power is not sustained by spectacle, but by structure. Our commitment is to leaders who choose facts over flattery, discipline over disorder, and systems over shortcuts. We do not promise miracles. We promise rigour, continuity, and political honesty. The future of Indian politics will not be shaped only by powerful speeches — but by the strength of the systems behind them. That is the ground we operate on. That is the responsibility we carry.
— Co-founder & Associate Director Oathmen Advisory Bhopal
At Oathmen Advisory, my responsibility is direct and uncompromising: to convert strategy into daily political action, intelligence into outcomes, and vision into measurable ground performance.
This is not a forgiving ecosystem. Alliances shift, narratives fracture, administrations tighten, and digital pressure never pauses. What survives here is not noise, but clarity, discipline, and operational control.
Oathmen is built not in conference rooms alone, but across constituencies, through booth structures, inside party organisations, through legislative corridors, and under real political deadlines where performance is the only currency. Every system we design, every narrative we deploy, every map we validate, and every crisis we manage is judged by one test alone: does it strengthen public trust and institutional authority? We believe operations are not the back-end of politics — they are its spine.Power is not sustained by spectacle, but by structure. Our commitment is to leaders who choose facts over flattery, discipline over disorder, and systems over shortcuts. We do not promise miracles. We promise rigour, continuity, and political honesty. The future of Indian politics will not be shaped only by powerful speeches — but by the strength of the systems behind them. That is the ground we operate on. That is the responsibility we carry.
— Co-founder & Associate Director Oathmen Advisory Bhopal
Specialised Brains & Domain Anchors
Krutarth Kotnis ->
Senior Strategy Management - Media & Communications
A media and communications professional with over 3 years of experience across media strategy, corporate communications, and political consultancy — Krutarth
operates at the intersection of ideas and execution. He cuts through clutter to drive outcomes, bring precision to task management, relationship building, and stakeholder coordination. When complexity turns into chaos, he is called in to get things in order.
Shadab Alam ->
Senior Strategy Management - Public Policy And Governance Research
A Senior Research Associate with over 12 years of expertise in political consultation and regulatory policy, specializing in labor governance, safe migration, grievance redressal systems for industry and criminal labor exploitation and payment of wages frameworks. He applies extensive development sector experience—including end-to-end project design, field implementation, multi-stakeholder management, and organizational capacity-building—to architect high-impact advocacy and actionable policy solutions. He possess a proven track record of transforming complex research into actionable intelligence and influential policy instruments that align with organizational growth and mission-scale impact. Skilled in
translating rigorous analysis and grassroots insight into systemic reform, they have executed strategic initiatives for
institutions such as the Jan Sahas, Ford Foundation and the ICSSR. He hold an advanced degree in Culture, Media &
Governance from Jamia Millia Islamia and a Law degree from Aligarh Muslim University.
Khalid Hasan ->
Senior Strategy Management - Campaign Research And Operations
Khalid Hasan is having more than 10 years of experience in political consulting and digital communication. He has led successful political campaigns across Delhi, West Bengal, Bihar, and Punjab, specializing in strategy, AI enabled digital outreach, and political branding.
Execution Backbone And Operational Reliability
Simran Oraon ->
Research Associate
Simran Oraon is a development sector professional with experience in community engagement, education initiatives,
and tribal development. Her work spans qualitative research, youth development, and participatory- community-led
programming. She has supported grassroots learning spaces, coordinated group-based initiatives, and contributed to
campaign design and political strategy, with a focus on evidence-based and inclusive approaches. Simran holds a Master’s degree from Azim Premji University, with academic training in development studies, democratic processes, and inclusive social development.
Mrinaal Uttam ->
Research Associate
Mrinaal is a Research Associate at Oathmen Advisory, Bhopal, with a strong academic foundation in Political Science and Development Studies. Holding a Master’s degree in Development from Azim Premji University and a Bachelor’s (Hons) in Political Science, Mrinaal works on policy and data research, media analysis, content development, governance advisory, and political and legislative support. His work
focuses on translating rigorous social science research into actionable insights for political strategy, governance advisory,
and evidence-based decision-making
Sukro Chakma ->
Research Associate
Sukro Chakma, postgraduate from Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. With hands-on experience in community engagement, participatory field research, documentation, and community-based initiatives through different internships and immersion. Committed to contributing to inclusive and
sustainable interventions, particularly in the areas of education, health, livelihoods, and community well-being.
