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Commodore Gopal Suri
Commodore Gopal Suri was a Senior Research Fellow in the field of National Security and Strategy who focuses on maritime security studies. His areas of study encompass the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Pacific region. In his long career, the officer has held important command and staff appointments on shore and at sea.

Commodore Gopal Suri was a Senior Research Fellow in the field of National Security and Strategy who focuses on maritime security studies. His areas of study encompass the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Pacific region. In his long career, the officer has held important command and staff appointments on shore and at sea.

Contributions 
Trincomalee: India’s Call
April 27, 2017 Commodore Gopal Suri
Trincomalee, or ‘Trinco’ in mariners’ jargon, is a unique port which fulfils every ship captain’s dream. It has great depths of water, vast sea room to manoeuvre the largest of ships and provides safety from the elements even in the worst of ...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Trincomalee, port development, Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
Vibrant India Volume 1 Number VI : Visakhapatnam – ‘City Of Destiny’ on the Move
March 31, 2017 Commodore Gopal Suri
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Tags: Vibrant India
International Conference on Security in the Indian Ocean Region, Vivekananda International Foundation, 07 Feb 2017
February 06, 2017 Commodore Gopal Suri
The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean of the world whose essential importance to global economic engagement, because of the hydrocarbon reservoir in the Gulf and dense sea lanes, has made it the locus of global geopolitics. It is possibly the m...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Indian Ocean Region
Gwadar and The Chinese Navy
January 18, 2017 Commodore Gopal Suri
The Gwadar Port The port of Gwadar has been a prominent part of Pakistani aspirations and also figures in many arguments about Chinese ambitions in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Gwadar has also been projected as the gatew...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Gwadar, Chinese Navy, Pakistan Port
सशस्त्र सेनाओं को राजनीति से दूर रखें!
November 22, 2016 Commodore Gopal Suri
भारत की सशस्त्र सेनाओं ने हमारे पश्चिमी पड़ोसी के खिलाफ चार युद्ध लड़े और जीते हैं, एक ऐसे पड़ोसी क...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Hindi, Politics, Armed forces, Keep The Armed Forces Out of Politics
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VIF Papers 
China's 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Old String with New Pearls?
May 03, 2016 Commodore Gopal Suri
China and the Indian Ocean Region China has been incessantly increasing its footprint in the Indian Ocean in the past decade by undertaking port infrastructure projects, managing and running ports, gaining port access for naval platforms, a...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Indian Ocean, Maritime Silk Road
Case for a Regional Maritime Security Construct for the Indo Pacific
January 29, 2016 Commodore Gopal Suri
The Indian Ocean has been the hub of major economic activity and global realpolitik since the end of the Second World War. It has assumed greater importance since the penultimate decade of the last century and will continue to remain so in the...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, China, Maritime Security, Indian Ocean, South East Asia
Book Published / Book Reviews 
China's Expanding Military Maritime Footprint in the Indian Ocean Region: India's Response
August 30, 2017 Commodore Gopal Suri
ISBN: 9789386618122 Publication Year: 2017 Binding: PB Pages: 120 Price: Rs. 349 Online Available at Pentagon Press ...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Indian Ocean Region, CPEC, Silk Road, Book Published, China Military Maritime, India’s Response, World Affairs, Naval Deployment
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