Mayank Singh has been closely covering and writing on the national security and defence matters for more than 18 years. He has covered all the uniformed forces under the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home. His reportage includes ground reports from locations like Siachen, Kargil, LoC at Kupwara, Poonch and Rajouri, and LAC in […]
Team Group: Our Expert2
Tony Smith
Tony retired as Director General of the UK Border Force in March 2013, after completing over 40 years’ service in the UK Home Office. Tony has the unique distinction of having served as Head of Borders in 2 different countries – Citizenship and Immigration Canada (2000 – 2003) and the UK Immigration Service / UK […]
Dr. Sreeram Chaulia
Dr. Sreeram Sundar Chaulia is Professor and Dean at the Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, in Sonipat, India. He is a leading opinion columnist for Indian newspapers in Hindi and English on world affairs and a commentator on international current issues on radio and television. He anchors the ‘Indian Diplomacy’ TV […]
R. C. Sharma
R C Sharma, Commandant (Retd.), is a border security professional having vast experience on international border (IB), Line of control (LOC), Anti-Naxal operations and serving in highest battlefield of the world, Siachen Glacier. He commanded battalions on Eastern and Western border and commanded one of the first five battalions of BSF inducted to fight Left […]
B N Sharma
BholaNath Sharma joined BSF in 1977 and served in various capacities theatres before serving as ADC to Governor Mizoram during 1982-87, a period of insurgent movement and transition from UT to state. He also served in Punjab during the peak of militancy (1987-91) and the Kashmir valley during 1996-99 in anti-militancy role. Having undergone many […]
Pushpita Das
Dr. Pushpita Das is Research Fellow and Coordinator of the Internal Security Centre at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MPIDSA), New Delhi. Her areas of research include border management, coastal security, drug trafficking, migration, and India’s Northeast. At IDSA she has been studying India’s approach towards the management of its international […]
Vinay Kaura
Dr Vinay Kaura is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs and Security Studies, Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice. Having a Master’s degree in both History and Political Science, he obtained his PhD on Afghanistan- Pakistan relations with special reference to Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. His research interests include Indian […]
Lt. General Syed Ata Hasnain
Through most of his 40 year illustrious career, Lt. Gen. Hasnain has served in turbulent environment and hot spots. From Sri Lanka to Siachen Glacier, from the North East to Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), and in UN operations from Mozambique to Rwanda, he has seen it all in crucial appointments. He commanded the Indian Army’s […]
