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Jul 23

Distinguished lecture on India and Indo Pacific Maritime Security: Negotiating Change and Challenges



Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) is the most contested maritime space in the world today. China’s predatory claims over the South China Sea and growing maritime influence in the Pacific and Indian Ocean Region (IOR) critically threatens freedom of navigation and maritime strategic autonomy of all  stakeholders in the region including India. In the context of this growing maritime security challenges and India’s ongoing rivalry with China, this lecture shall be critically beneficial to maritime scholars, researchers and strategic analysts. Being the Chief of Indian Navy till May 2019, Admiral Lanba’s lecture is expected to throw light on how India and regional players may negotiate this difficult maritime challenge. The webinar shall be chaired by Admiral Arun Prakash, former Chief of India Navy and a very well known maritime scholar. There will be an open 30 minutes Q&A session.

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The lecture will be chaired by Admiral Arun Prakash, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, served as the 18th Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
Speaker – Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, served as the 23rd Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy & Current Chairman, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi
Convenor- Dr RP Pradhan, BITS Pilani, Goa campus and Distinguished Fellow (Political Economy) at CPPR.
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Jul 08

Book Discussion on Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies: Maritime and Naval Operations



About the book

Commercial and military operations at sea and ashore across the globe are in the throes of technological and organisational transformation led by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies. These are impacting every aspect of the maritime industry necessitating `up-skilling, reskilling and retooling`. Industry leaders recognize the importance of 4IR and are adopting innovative models for their operations.

Likewise, techno-naval transformation led by 4IR technology is underway and several navies are developing new strengths to fight future wars. Great powers are investing in 4IR technologies and pursuing competitive national strategies with the goal of technological dominance, thus maintaining a favourable balance of power at the regional and global levels.

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Author:
Dr. Vijay Sakhuja
Dr Vijay Sakhuja is former Director, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi. A former Indian Navy officer, Vijay Sakhuja received MPhil and PhD degrees from the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He has published over 40 books, edited volumes and monographs, and specializes in issues of national security and public policy, particularly in the context of ocean affairs, geopolitics, Climate Change, Arctic, Blue Economy and 4th Industrial Revolution Technologies.
Moderator:
Dr Monika Krishan
Dr Monika Krishan‘s background includes a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. Her research interests include image processing, psychovisual perception of textures, perception of animacy, goal based inference, perception of uncertainty and invariance detection in visual and non-visual domains, and the impact of artificial intelligence devices on human cognition. She is a member of Ohio University’s Consortium for the Advancement of Cognitive Science and has been an active community volunteer in the field of education and mental health.  
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