M. Lenka is a Consultant at the Ministry of External Affairs, India, specializing in International Affairs, Security, Development, and Diplomacy since 2023. Previously, M. Lenka served as a Research Assistant at the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR) from February 2020 to November 2021 and held a Research Assistant position at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, from December 2018 to February 2020.