Captain (IN) Raghavendra Mishra (Retd) was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 January 1989. An Anti-Submarine Warfare specialist besides being a Naval Aviator, he holds an M Phil in Defence and Strategic Studies and tenanted a variety of appointments mostly afloat besides two tenures each at Naval Headquarters and as Directing Staff at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He commanded the premier frontline Seaking helicopter Squadron INAS 330 (Harpoons) and his research areas include emerging geostrategic trends, international security, military history & Operational Art, and Law of the Sea. He has authored around 40 articles, coedited two books and contributed chapters to a number of edited volumes and was part of the faculty at Naval War College, Goa from where he superannuated about two years ago. He can be reached at mish17330@gmail.com
