has specialised in Aviation and Space related issues. He was also India’s Permanent Representative to International Civil Aviation Organisation. He was the Founder Chairman of International Foundation for Aviation and Development, a Montreal based Think Tank. In 2007 he started a similar but independent organisation called International Foundation for Aviation, Aerospace and Drones in India and is since its Chairman. He has spent four years in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and written a book on its Strategic implications for the Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis which reflects in his thinking. He has been writing articles in newspapers and journals on Aviation and Space issues. He has a Masters & PhD from University of London and a Certificate in Air and Space Law from McGill University, Canada.