Rear Admiral Sudarshan Y Shrikhande, AVSM, (Retd) was commissioned in Jul 1980. During his illustrious service, he commanded IN ships Nishank, Kora and Khukri and served at sea for several years. He is a post- graduate (with distinction) of the Soviet Naval War College (1988), DSSC Wellington (Scudder Medal), Naval War College and of the US NWC with highest distinction (2003) winning the Levy, Bateman and Forrestal Prizes. He is a strategic analyst of repute and post retirement is involved in teaching strategy formulation, operational art, force structuring, RMA, China, the Indo- Pacific, the Peloponnesian War, leadership and ethics in several military as well as civilian institutions. He is associated with the National Maritime, Vivekananda International and Observer Research Foundations as well as FINS. He has participated in Track 1.5 dialogue with China and the US and in a US State Department Indo-Pacific Dialogue and Simulations Conference in Sydney as well as at other national and international conferences. He is also studying for a PhD in sea-based nuclear deterrence.
