Dr Arvind Gupta is the Former Director of the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi. He served as Deputy National Security Adviser and Secretary, National Security Council, Government of India, from 2014 to 2017. Prior to this, he was Director-General of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi, from 2012 to 2014. Dr. Gupta, a former career diplomat, has worked in the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian embassies overseas. He frequently addresses international policy and national security problems at Indian universities, as well as military, paramilitary, police, and diplomatic institutes. He has also supervised research students at prestigious academic institutes. Dr Gupta is also a member of the Board of Studies of the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University and holds honorary academic positions at Punjab University and Andhra University. The author of multiple books, Dr Gupta’s publications span India’s national security, foreign policy and strategic affairs. His latest book, “The Silent Enemy: Non-traditional Challenges to National Security”, was co-authored with Rajesh Singh. His other works include “Opportunity for India in a Changing World”, published in 2021, and “How India Manages Its National Security”, published in 2018. He also co-edited “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: The Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality” with Arpita Mitra, published in 2019. In 2020, he co-edited “India’s Foreign Policy: Surviving in a Turbulent World” with Amb. Anil Wadhwa.
