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AVM (DR) ARJUN SUBRAMANIAM, AVSM (RETD)

FORMER PRESIDENT’S CHAIR OF EXCELLENCE

NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE, NEW DELHI

Air Vice Marshal (Dr) Arjun Subramaniam is the former President’s Chair of Excellence in National Security Affairs at National Defence College, New Delhi. He is currently an Adjunct Faculty at the Kautilya School of Public Policy and a Visiting Faculty at all of India’s war colleges. AVM Subramaniam is a retired fighter pilot from the Indian Air Force who has flown MiG-21s and Mirage-2000s. He has commanded a MiG-21 Squadron and a large flying base and held several operational, staff and instructional assignments in the IAF. He is an air power doctrinal expert having crafted the current IAF doctrine in 2012. He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service by the President of India in 2011. A PhD in Defence and Strategic Studies from the Univ of Madras, he has been a Visiting Fellow at The Harvard Asia Center and Oxford Universities, and a Visiting Faculty at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Ashoka and Jindal Universities. He has lectured extensively at a wide range of Universities, think tanks and war colleges in India and abroad and his current areas of focus are international and regional security, contemporary Indian military history, air power in joint operations and the India-China security relationship. He is the author of five books including ‘India’s Wars: A Military History: 1947-1971’ and its sequel India’s Wars 1972-2020,’ and a recently released military biograph titled ‘Shooting Straight: A Military Biography of Lt Gen Rostum K. Nanavatty.’ He is also the editor of an anthology of essays curated at the NDC titled ‘Force in Statecraft: An Indian perspective. He is on the review editorial board of several journals and writes extensively for leading newspapers and magazines on military and strategic issues.

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