Board of Advisors
Our advisory council brings together decorated military flag officers, veteran strategic practitioners, and policy leaders who guide CNAWS' research doctrine and institutional partnerships.
Lt Gen PJS Pannu, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)
Distinguished Advisor - Military Strategy & Operational ArtFormer Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) and Commander of 14 Corps (Leh). Renowned strategic military thinker and author specializing in multi-domain deterrence and high-altitude operations.
Lt Gen Rakesh Kapoor, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)
Distinguished Advisor - Strategic PlanningFormer Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy). Veteran armoured corps commander with extensive expertise in theatre force transformation, joint doctrine, and strategic deterrence.
Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)
Distinguished Advisor - Future Warfare & Mechanised ForcesFormer Director General Mechanised Forces and 1 Corps Commander. Prolific military scholar lecturing internationally on hybrid conflict, future armoured warfare, and AI-enabled battlefields.
Commodore Anil Jai Singh (Retd.)
Distinguished Advisor - Maritime Security & Underwater WarfareVeteran submariner with over 30 years in the Indian Navy. Specialist in anti-submarine warfare, naval procurement, Indo-Pacific maritime balance, and underwater domain awareness.
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Brigadier (Dr) Arun Sahgal (Retd.)
Distinguished Advisor - Geopolitics & Nuclear DeterrenceFounding Director of the Office of Net Assessment (IDS) and eminent strategic analyst. Internationally recognized scholar on Asian security architectures, nuclear stability, and grand strategy.
Col Manoj K Channan (Retd.)
Distinguished Advisor - Defence Industry & ModernisationArmoured Corps veteran with rich operational experience in counter-insurgency and mechanised operations, focusing on defence industrial ecosystems and indigenous capability building.