Dr. Vijay Sakhuja (PhD) is a founding member of the Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict in New Delhi. Dr. Sakhuja is the former Director of the National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi. He received an M.Phil and PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He has published over 40 books, edited volumes, and monographs on international relations, Indo-Pacific geopolitics, Southeast Asia and South Asian security, maritime security, maritime history, and the Arctic and Blue Economy. His current research focuses on maritime connectivity, infrastructure, and disruptive and neo-digital technologies. He is the author of ‘Asian Maritime Power in the 21st Century: Strategic Transactions - China, India, Southeast Asia’; ‘Confidence Building from the Sea: An Indian Initiative’; co-author of ‘Climate Change and the Bay of Bengal: Evolving Geographies of Fear and Hope’; His recent academic works are Asia and the Arctic: Narratives, Perspectives and Policies (2016), Perspectives on Blue Economy (2017), The Blue Economy: Concept, Constituents and Development (2017), and South Asia Defence & Strategic Perspective (2018). He is a member of the international editorial board of the Journal of Indian Ocean Region (Taylor & Francis).