C Uday Bhaskar

Retiring from the Indian Navy in early 2007 after 37 years' service, Commodore Bhaskar is a New Delhi–based security analyst and a noted columnist and author. He is currently Convener, India International Centre (IIC) Study Group on Strategic and Security Issues. He was formerly associated with the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) where he served as the Deputy Director (1996-2004) and later headed the Institute until late 2005. Subsequently he was appointed Member-Secretary of the GOI Task Force on 'Global Strategic Developments', a report submitted to the Prime Minister of India.