Cdr Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri
Designation:
Research Fellow
Areas of Interest:
Chinese International Relations, Military, Economy, Chinese Navy.
Current Project:
Chinese Soft Power Ascendancy.
Education :
Bachelor of Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Masters in Business Administration (HR), Symbiosis Institute, Pune.
Experience :
Commander Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri is a Research Fellow at the China cell of the National Maritime Foundation. Prior to this appointment, he was working in the China Desk at the Army Headquarters, New Delhi, where he gained extensive and first hand insight on China, its armed forces particularly its army, and the complex nature of Sino-Indian relations. He has also qualified as a Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry expert and has been extensively involved with the imagery related TECHINT analysis and assessment.
He was commissioned into the Indian Navy in January 1986 and is a qualified missile and gunnery specialist. He has several years of experience in various fleet ships and has participated in many security operations and overseas deployments. He commanded a ship at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. His service also includes varied appointments in operational, training and staff appointments.
He has co-edited a book titled ‘Security Challenges Along the Indian Ocean Littoral: Indian and US Perspectives’ with C Uday Bhaskar and also contributed a chapter in therein. He has authored several articles and commentaries and extensively presented papers in India and abroad, on security issues related to China. He is currently engaged in learning the Chinese language also, in addition to his research work.
Publications/Presentations:
Book
1. Co-editor of the Edited Volume entitled “Security Challenges along the Indian Ocean Littoral – Indian and US Perspectives”. Matrix Publication, New Delhi (2011)
Articles
2 Maritime Affairs Journal
- “China’s Naval Aviation And Its Prospective Role In Blue Water Capabilities of PLA Navy”, Maritime Affairs, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Winter 2010)
- “Strategic Direction Of The PLA Navy - Capability And Intent Assessment”, Maritime Affairs, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Summer 2010)
- “Legal Aspects of Marine Scientific Research In The EEZ: Implications Of “Impeccable Incident”. Co-authored with Dr. Sunil Kumar Agarwal.Maritime Affairs, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Winter 2009)
3. Commentaries on the National Maritime Foundation Website www.maritimeindia.org
- “The Libyan Crisis – Non-Traditional Challenges for the Military Forces” (March 2011)
- “Sino-US ‘Shadow Boxing’ in the Western Pacific Ocean”(September 2010)
- “Kunlunshanin the Gulf of Aden – PLA Navy Changes Operational Tack?”(August 2010)
- “Indian President’s visit to China” (June 2010)
- “India-China hot line to strengthen bilateral relations” (April 2010)
- “Chinese Quest for a Naval Base in The Indian Ocean – Possible Options for China” (February 2010)
4. Paper Presentations
- “Modernization of the Chinese Navy, its Strategic Expansion into the Indian Ocean Region and likely impact on the regional stability” – II NMF-CNA Bilateral Conference, Washington DC on 13-14 December 2010.
- “An Indian Perspective on Chinese Naval Developments, especially the Aircraft Carrier Program” – The Naval War College, Newport, USA on 16 December 2010.
- ”China’s Naval Aviation and Its Prospective Role in Blue Water Capabilities of PLA Navy” - NMF Round Table conference on 14 July 2010.“India-China Maritime Cooperation Avenues” - Joint IPCS-CPAPD (Chinese Peoples Association for Peace and Disarmament) Conference in Beijing, China on 27-28 March 2010.
- “Chinese Military Presence in the Indian Ocean” - National Maritime Foundation-Centre for Naval Analyses, USA Round Table Conference at New Delhi on 21 January 2010.
- Protection of Trade and Energy Supplies In IOR” - NMF-Nixon Centre Conference, At New Delhi on 23-24 Feb 2011
