Minerals, Markets and Maritime Strategy

Captain Sujeet Samaddar graduated in Industrial Engineering from the University of Roorkee in 1978. After a short stint with Tata Consulting Engineers, Samaddar joined the Indian Navy and was commissioned into the Executive Branch in 1980. Samaddar graduated from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and obtained a Masters Degree in Defence Studies in 1995. He later earned a M.Phil in Strategic Studies from the University of Madras in 1999 and a Post Graduate diploma in Management from IGNOU in 2000. Samaddar is a graduate of the National Institute for Defence Studies, Tokyo and also has completed an International Course on armed Conflict and Peacekeeping from the United Nations University, Tokyo. Samaddar has held three commands in the Indian Navy and is presently posted to the College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai. He was awarded the Admiral R.D. Katari fellowship by the USI Centre for Research, for the year 2000-01, to carry out research on 'Defence, Development and National Security in the Indian Context'.