He is a naval officer with 26 years commissioned service. He has participated in the Indian Peacekeeping Operations in Sri Lanka. He has commanded two warships and has been a Directing Staff at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington for three years. A doctoral candidate at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, he has edited two books and has published a number of research papers. He writes extensively for many Indian, Pakistani and international newspapers and websites. He has represented the Indian side in Indo-Australian and Indo-Malaysian strategic dialogues. He is Director at India Foundation and ED at SAISA.