He has served in the Defence Intelligence Agency as its first Deputy Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Defence Protocol and Foreign Liaison), where he was responsible for overseeing all foreign defence representatives in India, all Indian defence representatives abroad and military intelligence cooperation with friendly foreign countries; the Strategic Forces Command where he was responsible for strategic communications and the sea vector, and at Headquarters Offshore Defence Advisory Group, Mumbai, where he was responsible for all its operations. He has over 12 years of tri-service experience, 8 years of diplomatic experience and has achieved a ‘Distinguished’ grading in every course he has attended since 1980.
The Commodore holds a Bachelors Degree in Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University as well as two Masters Degrees (both with Distinction); one in Defence Studies from Madras University and the other in Management Studies from Osmania University. He also holds an M Phil degree from Mumbai University.
A prolific reader, his interests include International Relations, human resource development and military history. He writes professionally and has numerous published articles to his credit.
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Reviving India-France-Australia Trilateral Cooperation in the Indian Ocean
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The US State Department’s “Limits of the Seas Study” on China’s Claims in the South China Sea
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India, China and the Indian Ocean: Reading the Tea Leaves and Preventing Coercion
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India and Australia: Partners for Indo-Pacific Security and Stability
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Shaping a Security Architecture for the Indian Ocean
Date: February 12, 2020DPG Policy Paper, Vol. V, Issue 6: Shaping a Security Architecture for the Indian Ocean by Lalit Kapur and Hemant Krishan Singh
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Reorganisation of Jammu & Kashmir: Dawn of a New Era
Date: August 12, 2019DPG Policy Brief, Vol. IV, Issue 20: Reorganisation of Jammu & Kashmir: Dawn of a New Era by Lalit Kapur, Arun Sahgal and …
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Defending India's Interests in the Indian Ocean
Date: June 28, 2019DPG Policy Paper Vol. IV, Issue 15: Defending India’s Interests in the Indian Ocean by Lalit Kapur
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Delivering on SAGAR: India's disaster assistance post cyclone "IDAI"
Date: March 29, 2019DPG Event Brief Vol. IV, Issue 5: Delivering on “SAGAR”: India’s disaster assistance post-cyclone …
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Freedom of Navigation: Different Strokes for Different Folks
Date: March 22, 2018DPG Policy Brief Vol. III, Issue 4: Freedom of Navigation: Different Strokes for Different Folks by Lalit Kapur, …
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US National Defence Strategy: Implications for India
Date: February 08, 2018DPG POLICY BRIEF Vol. III, Issue 2 US National Defence Strategy: Implications for India by Arun Sahgal and Lalit Kapur
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MALABAR 2017
Date: August 01, 2017DPG BRIEF Vol. II, Issue 4 : MALABAR 2017 by Lalit Kapur, Senior Fellow, Delhi Policy Group
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DPG Policy Note Vol. II, Issue 7: Geopolitics of the Belt and Road Initiative: Maritime Imperatives for India
Date: July 26, 2017DPG Policy Note Vol. II, Issue 7: Geopolitics of the Belt and Road Initiative: Maritime Imperatives for …
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