Author: Prakash Gopal

Prakash Gopal is a PhD candidate at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, Australia. He is a graduate of the Australian Command and Staff College, Canberra, and has Masters degrees in both sciences and humanities. As a former Indian naval officer, he has significant experience in maritime security operations in the Indo-Pacific, and in maritime policy/strategy formulation. He has served on a range of frontline ships as a surface warfare officer, and has commanded an anti-submarine corvette based at Mumbai. In the latter part of his naval career, Prakash was involved in policy formulation as a Joint Director at the Indian naval headquarters, and went on to serve as naval advisor to the head of the Indian Coast Guard. Prior to his transition out of the navy, he was a research fellow at the National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi from 2016-18, and visiting faculty at the Foreign Services Institute of India.

India’s Conceptualization of Maritime Security

By Prakash Gopal | December 9, 2021 | Categories: AMTI Update

This article is part of Conceptualization of “Maritime Security” in Southeast Asia, a series of analyses produced by experts convened by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. “Maritime security” in India’s national language. While India does not have a national language, Hindi and English are designated “official” languages for use by the government. The […]