Captain Sarabjeet S Parmar (Retd, Indian Navy) is a seasoned scholar on maritime security and strategy issues. His areas of research include national maritime strategy and security-related aspects in the Indo-Pacific, piracy, HADR and international maritime law with a focus on lawfare. He is a Distinguished Fellow with the Centre for Military History and Conflict Studies at the United Services Institute of India and the Council for Strategic and Defence Research, New Delhi