
Dr. A Adityanjee, MD
President of CSA and Chairperson, Board of Directors
Advisory Board





Board of Directors
Dr. A Adityanjee
President of CSA and Chairperson, Board of Directors
Ripudaman Pachauri
Vice-president of CSA and Chief Operations Officer
Rajiv Verma
Member of the Board and Chief Technology Officer, CSA
Amod Desai
Chief Financial Officer and the Treasurer, CSA
Vibhuti Jha
Member of the Board and Director of Education and Research,CSA
Ankush Bhandari
Member of the Board and the Secretary, Board of Directors, CSA
CSA Executive Team
Dr. A. Adityanjee
Director of Fellowship Program
TBD
Director of Internship Program
Krishna Gudipati
Director of Public Outreach
Vijay Nilekeni
Director of Energy Policy
Chitkala Akella Vallabhajoysula
Director of Communications and Web Editor
Distinguished Fellow
Major General (Retired) Harsha Kaka
“I was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery in Jun 1979 and superannuated in Mar 2015 as a Major General. I am an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy, Defence Services Staff College and the College of Defence Management. I hold a MSc in defence studies from Madras University, Master of Management Studies (MMS) from Osmania University and a PGD in HR from IIMM Pune.
- In addition, I have been awarded the National Security Studies Certificate by the Canadian Forces College, Toronto, Canada. During my military service, I held a variety of appointments in every part of the country. I was the head of the department in strategic studies at the College of Defence Management, where I wrote extensively on futuristic planning and enhancing joint operations.
- I also served as part of the United Nations peacekeeping operations in Mozambique. In addition to training courses in India, I attended the National Security Studies Course at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. I am the first officer from India to attend this course.
- Post my superannuation, I have settled in Lucknow where I extensively write for a few newspapers, magazines and online newsletters. I am also a security analyst on multiple TV channels. My articles span a wide spectrum covering international relations, strategic threats (both military and non-military with emphasis on South Asia), defence planning and capacity building, national security and politico-military cooperation.
- I am also a founder member of a Lucknow based think tank, STRIVE (Society for Transformative Research and Veteran Empowerment). I have spoken on both Josh and TEDX platforms.”