USI Team conducted National Security Programme at National Police Academy, Hyderabad. The Department of Personnel and Training, GoI conducts a 5- day programme for senior officers from the IAS, IFoS, IRS, IC&CES and Defence Services. The programme covers a wide range of contemporary comprehensive national security issues; socio political, economic, resource, technology, military and multi domain security issues.
The panellists comprise high ranking serving and retired strategic experts from various domains. The USI team comprised Lt Gen PK Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Retd), Director, USI; Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni, PVSM, UYSM, SM, VSM (Retd),Council Member, USI; Lt Gen PR Kumar, AVSM, VSM (Retd) , former DGMO; Vice Admiral Satish Soni, PVSM, AVSM, NM (Retd), Distinguished Fellow, USI; Shri Jitesh Khosla, IAS (Retd), former Chief Secretary, Assam; Shri Jayanto Narayan Choudhury, IPS (Retd), former DGP Assam and NSG; Shri Rajinder Kumar, IPS (Retd), former DGP J&K; Ambassador Vivek Katju, IFS (Retd); Maj Gen RPS Bhadauria, VSM (Retd), Distinguished Fellow, USI; Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (Retd), Distinguished Fellow, USI and Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retd), Deputy Director (Research) and Head Centre for Strategic Studies and Simulation (CS3).
The inaugural address on “External Dimensions of India’s National Security” was delivered by Ambassador PS Raghavan (Retd), Chairman, National Security Advisory Board (NSAB). Lt Gen PK Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Retd) spoke on the genesis of national security, and chaired the panel discussion on North-East Insurgency. Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retd) laid out a conceptual framework for preparing national security strategy for India and also moderated the session on “Assessing Kashmir Conflict and its Prognosis”. Vice Admiral Satish Soni, PVSM, AVSM, NM (Retd) spoke on the topic “Maritime Security Challenges.” Maj Gen RPS Bhadauria, VSM (Retd) spoke on “the topic “Security of Siliguri Corridor.” Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (Retd) spoke on “Radicalisation in Kashmir”. Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni, PVSM, UYSM, SM, VSM (Retd), was on the Border Management Challenges panel. There were other eminent speakers for Cyber security, Nuclear security, Coastal security, Left Wing Extremism.
The USI team had a very interesting discussion engaging real policy makers and executioners. The Programme conducted by the USI was greatly appreciated by the participants.
