1. The geopolitics of cyber space 2. India’s cyber security landscape: vulnerabilities and responses 3. Protecting India’s critical infrastructure 4. Building resilient digital payment systems 5. Murky alleys of the deep web 6. India’s lead in cyber diplomacy. Bibliography
Biography
Sameer Patil is Fellow for International Security Studies at Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations. His research encompasses India’s national security priorities, cyber security, counterterrorism, and defence industrialisation. At Gateway House, Sameer has participated in the India-Canada Track 1.5 Dialogues and India-U.K. Track 1.5 Cyber Dialogue. Sameer has previously worked at the National Security Council Secretariat in the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi where he handled counter-terrorism, regional security and Kashmir desks. He was also part of the inaugural rounds of the India-U.S. and India-U.K. Strategic Intelligence Dialogues, after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He is also a dissertation advisor at the Indian Naval War College, Goa.
Sameer holds a PhD in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In 2019, he was a recipient of the Canberra Fellowship, awarded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia. He was also the recipient of Junior Research Fellowship from the University Grants Commission for pursuing research in international relations. His views on Indian security issues have featured regularly in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera, CNBC, Reuters and other prominent news agencies.
