A former naval officer Abhijit Singh Senior Fellow heads the Maritime Policy Initiative at ORF. A maritime professional with specialist and command experience in front-line Indian naval ships he has been involved the writing of India's maritime strategy (2007). He is a keen commentator on maritime matters and has written extensively on security and governance issues in the Indian Ocean and Pacific littorals. His articles and commentaries have been published in the Asian Bureau for Asian Research (NBR) the Lowy Interpreter the World Politics Review the Diplomat and CSIS Pacific Forum.
Editor of two books on maritime security — Indian Ocean Challenges: A Quest for Cooperative Solutions (2013) and Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific (2014), Abhijit has published papers on India’s growing maritime reach, security of sea-lines of communication in the Indo-Pacific region, Indian Ocean governance issues and maritime infrastructure in the Asian littorals.
In 2010, he assisted the late Vice Admiral G. M. Hiranandani (Retd) in the authorship of the third volume of Indian Naval History, Transition to Guardianship.
Commentaries
The Revival of Somali Piracy in the Gulf of Aden
The Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier dilemma
Torpedoing a submarine rumour
Armed drones in Indian military: Can machines understand the rules of war?
Developing Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A dilemma for Delhi
Revitalization of strategic ties between India and Korea – Assessing the possibilities of maritime partnerships
India is not a bystander in the AUKUS saga
Not on the same page at sea
Aggressive sea control isn’t an option for India’s navy
Boosting India with maritime domain awareness
Militarising Andamans: The costs and the benefits
Make the right call on ‘Malabar’ going Quad
Will the India–China border conflict lead to a naval war?
Diego Garcia: India’s conundrum
India has a bigger worry than LAC. China now expanding military footprint in Indian Ocean
China’s assertive behavior in the South China Sea and the implications for India
Is Beijing seeking a ‘grand bargain’ with New Delhi in the Indian Ocean?
What China’s coercion at sea means for India
Navy to the rescue
Russia’s engagement in the Indian Ocean