KOCHI:
Admiral Arun Prakash, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM (Retd) (India’s 20th Naval Chief ) will deliver the CPPR 16th Quarterly Lecture on ‘India’s Security Challenges with a focus on the Indian Ocean Region’ from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm on Tuesday (15.10.19) at Bharat Tourist Home (Durbar Hall Rd), Kochi. Centre for Public Policy Research, a think tank based in Kochi is the event organiser.
Admiral Arun Prakash retired as India’s 20th Naval Chief and Chairman Chiefs of Staff in end-2006. An aviator by specialisation, during his 40 year career, he commanded a carrier-borne fighter-squadron, a naval air station and four warships; including the aircraft-carrier INS Viraat. In flag rank he commanded India’s Eastern Fleet, the Andaman & Nicobar Joint Command, the Western Naval Command and the National Defence Academy. Post-retirement, he served two terms as a member of the National Security Advisory Board and was Chairman of the National Maritime Foundation. Currently, he holds a Distinguished Chair in India’s Naval War College in Goa. He writes and speaks on strategic and security related topics.
CPPR initiated the Quarterly Lecture Series in November 2012 to conscientise the public on social and political themes. The lecture series is designed to create a nation-wide conversation and offer the public an opportunity to interact with thought leaders in a town hall-style setting. CPPR Quarterly Lecture Series has hosted eminent speakers like Nirupama Rao, Dr Shashi Tharoor, Dr Alexander T J Lennon, Dr Madhav Gadgil, J M Lyngdoh, Dr Ila Patnaik, Happymon Jacob, Dr Sandeep Shastri, Professor T V Paul, Dr Ramesh Chand, Dr Dileep Padgaonkar, Dr Sanjaya Baru, Dr Jacob Thomas IPS and Dr Subbarao and Dr Jayaprakash Narayan.
