Dr Ramanand Garge Campus Director at the Rashtriya Raksha University, Shivamogga is a scholar of security studies with distinguished experience from research, academia as well as diplomacy. Dr. Ramanand and has published several articles in International and national journals in the field of national security and analysed various critical areas of security governance such as maritime security, terrorism financing left wing extremism etc., he has actively contributed his expertise as subject expert on television discussions on Loksabha, Rajya Sabha TV and All India Radio. He was also an Associate Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi. He established the India centre at the Consulate General of India, Sydney. For his constructive contribution in India Australia relations, he was bestowed with a tittle as “Fellow” of the Australian Institute of Music, Sydney. He was an Associate Fellow at the VIF from February 2015 - August 2019.