Venkateswaran Lokanathan

Dr. Venkateswaran Lokanathan has two decades of professional experience across government relations, stakeholder management, public engagement and research and development. Dr. Lokanathan has contributed to official government policy with other countries; organized inter-ministerial coordination meetings of government stakeholders; interfaced with law enforcement agencies; engaged with think tanks, civil society and academia on security and foreign policy issues; and worked in multiple private and government universities and leading Indian and International research institutions. He has worked in the National Security Council Secretariat under the Prime Minister’s Office, Govt of India (2014- 2020); Rashtriya Raksha University, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India (2021-2024); Manipal University (2010-2012) and St. Joseph’s University (2012-2014). Dr. Lokanathan was a Kodikara Research Fellow, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo (2013). He has over 60 written publications and presentations in nearly 40 international and national conferences.