C. Uday Bhaskar
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Commodore Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar is a retired military officer who served in the Indian Navy. He is an expert and outspoken critics on security and strategic affairs.[1][2][3][4]
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Birth name | Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar |
Born | (1951-03-02) 2 March 1951 (age 73) |
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Navy |
Years of service | 1970–2007 |
Rank | Commodore |
Alma mater | Sainik School, Korukonda, Andhra Pradesh |
Spouse(s) | Ira Bhaskar |
Children | 2; |
Other work | Security and strategic affairs analyst |
Commodore Bhaskar is currently the Director of the Society for Policy Studies (SPS), an independent think-tank based in New Delhi, India. He has the rare distinction of being the head of three think tanks during his career - the earlier two being the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and the National Maritime Foundation (NMF).
He is a columnist, editor, and contributor of numerous research-articles on nuclear and international security issues to reputed journals in India and abroad. He is also a life member of the United Service Institution (USI) of India.[1][3] His daughter, Swara Bhasker is a Hindi film actress.[5]