Commodore Udai Rao
Commodore Udai Rao has been the Principal Director of Naval Intelligence (PDNI) at Naval Headquarters for several years including during Op Parakram. He has also served as a Director in the Cabinet Secretariat where he set up the Maritime Division and handled strategic and security issues at the National level. He has been a Diplomat at our mission in the Fiji Islands with concurrent accreditation to Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. He is a maritime specialist engaged with several universities, colleges and think tanks in the country. He has written for the Deccan Herald, Hindu Business Line, the WEEK and the Federal ‘online newspaper’ on maritime issues. He has undertaken Harbour and Sea training of the State Marine Police of Karnataka and a few Customs Marine Wings in the country for the last few years. Earlier, Commodore Udai Rao commanded three frontline ships during his long naval career. He was a part of the IPKF operations in 1987 and was the Indian Naval Commander (INCOM) at Kankesanturai in Northern Sri Lanka. He has been on the Directing Staff of DSSC Wellington and undergone the “Army Higher Command Course” at the Army College of Combat, Mhow.
