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Shashank Sharma
Shashank Sharma was a Senior Fellow (Jul 2021- Jun 22) at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi. He has held various afloat, training and staff appointments in the Indian Navy. He holds a Masters in Nautical Science from Cochin University of Science and Technology and Masters in Defence and Strategic Studies from the Madras University. He is an alumnus of Defence Services and Staff College. His research focus is the role of maritime-military domain in furthering regional security and India’s National Interests in the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Pacific region.

Shashank Sharma was a Senior Fellow (Jul 2021- Jun 22) at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi. He has held various afloat, training and staff appointments in the Indian Navy. He holds a Masters in Nautical Science from Cochin University of Science and Technology and Masters in Defence and Strategic Studies from the Madras University. He is an alumnus of Defence Services and Staff College. His research focus is the role of maritime-military domain in furthering regional security and India’s National Interests in the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Pacific region.

Contributions 
DRDO-Industry Interaction on Improving the Defence R&D Ecosystem
July 25, 2022 Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF
(VIF organized an interaction among DRDO, Indian defence industry and the strategic community on 8th June 2022 on synergizing the Defence R&D ecosystem in India. Mr Hari Babu Srivastava, Director General Technology Management, DRDO apprised the at...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, DRDO, Defense, Atmanirbhar Bharat, R&D, Ecosystem, Technology Management, initiatives, start-up's
संकटग्रस्त समुद्री पड़ोसी की मदद में: भारत और श्रीलंकाई वित्तीय संकट
May 31, 2022 Shashank Sharma
भारत के पड़ोसी देश पाकिस्तान और श्रीलंका गंभीर आर्थिक-राजनीतिक संकट से जूझ रहे हैं। इनमें पाकि...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Hindi, Article, समुद्री सुरक्षा, त्रिंकोमाली, महिन्दा राजपाक्षे, पड़ोस पहले, गोटाबाया राजपाक्षे, कोलंबो बंदरगाह, हम्बनटोटा बंदरगाह, श्रीलंका का आर्थिक संकट
In Aid of a Troubled Maritime Neighbour: India and the Sri Lankan Financial Crisis
May 17, 2022 Shashank Sharma
India’s neighbourhood is in a churn with both Pakistan and Sri Lanka reeling under severe economic and political crises. While Pakistan, obstinately continues to inflict pain unto itself with its self-defeating obduracy, Sri Lanka finds itself at t...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Article, Maritime Security, Trincomalee, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Neighbourhood First, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Colombo port, Hambantota port, Sri Lankan Financial Crisis
Russo-Ukraine Conflict - View from the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean
March 17, 2022 Shashank Sharma
Background On 24 Feb 2022, President Putin commenced a "special military operation" against Ukraine attacking airports and military headquarters. Tanks and troops rolled in from Russia, Russian-controlled Crimea and Belarus...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, NATO, Mediterranean Sea, Russian Navy, Crimea, Naval Strategy, Ukraine Crisis, Black Sea, Black Sea fleet, Baltic Sea, Odessa, Mariupol, Sea of Azov, Sevastapol, Bosphorous straits, Dardanelles straits, Turkish straits, Tartus, Kalibr cruise missile, Blockade, naval marines, Snake Island, Amphibious operation, Marines, Kaliningrad enclave
Malabar Joint Naval Exercise – A Viable Deterrent of Quad in the Indo Pacific?
October 15, 2021 Shashank Sharma
Malabar 2021 The Phase-II of Indian Navy’s (IN) Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar2021 (25thedition) kicked off in the Bay of Bengal on 12 October 2021 with participation from the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), Royal Aus...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, QUAD, Indian Navy, Exercise Malabar, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, JMSDF, Royal Australian Navy, RAN, United States Navy, USN
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VIF Papers 
People’s Liberation Army Navy - An Overview of Maritime Strategic Thought, Naval Capabilities, Implications of Military Reforms & Naval Operations and Exercises
October 22, 2021 Shashank Sharma
This paper aims to provide an overview of the Chinese maritime strategic thought and naval capabilities that could have a bearing on India’s strategic and security environment, particularly in the Indian Ocean. It provides a broad picture of major ...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China, PLA Navy, PLA, Asia-Pacific, China Maritime Strategic, PLA Navy Capabilities, Navy Operations, Naval Strategy, China Defence White Papers, Sea power
U.S. Department of Defence Annual Report of 2020 on China’s Military Power: Implications for India’s Maritime Security
November 25, 2020 Shashank Sharma
The US Department of Defence (DoD) Annual Report of 2020 on China Military Power released in September 2020 brings out China’s meteoric military progress in recent years. The report states that China is already ahead of the United States in certain...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Maritime Security, Indian Navy, Atmanirbhar Bharat, US Department of Defence Annual Report, China Military Power, Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP-2020), PLA(Navy)
Event Reports 
Discussion with Chairman DRDO on Self Reliance in Defence Technologies
May 03, 2022 Shashank Sharma
VIF organised a round table discussion among Dr G Satheesh Reddy, the Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation), the strategic community and representatives from the private Indian defence ...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Interaction, DRDO, Self Reliance, R&D, Ministry of Defence, Defence Technologies, Transfer of Technology
Vimarsh - Role of the Indian Army in dealing with the Contemporary National Security Challenges by General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC (Chief of the Army Staff)
February 28, 2021 Shashank Sharma
The Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC spoke on the “Role of the Indian Army (IA) in dealing with the Contemporary National Security Challenges” during the Vimarsh series of lecture organised by VIF on 24 F...

Tags: Vimarsh, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Indian Army, insurgency, Northeast, Chief of Army Staff, Cyber Agency
Vimarsh on Changing Contours of Competition and Conflict - Implications for Indian Navy by Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)
January 30, 2021 Shashank Sharma
As part of Vimarsh series of lectures on 21 Jan 2021, Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff spoke on “Changing Contours of Competition and Conflict - Implications for Indian Navy”. Admiral Karambir Singh brought out...

Tags: Vimarsh, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Hybrid Warfare, Implications for Indian Navy, Grey zone operations
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