Colonel Deepak Kumar is an Army Veteran with more than three decades of command and staff experience in various terrains of India. His academic qualifications include a double Masters, a Diploma in Business Management and an M Phil in Defence and Strategic Studies. He has been the Chair of Excellence for Defence Services at Observer Researcher Foundation, Delhi from 2019-21. He is a keen observer and analyst of geopolitical trends around the world and is a regular contributor to various defence and international relations publications.