About USI

The United Service Institution of India (USI), founded in 1870, is India’s premier national security and defence services think-tank. Its aim is the “furtherance of interest and knowledge in the art, science and literature of the defence services”. The Institution has niche expertise in the field of National Security, Geopolitics, International Relations, Military Diplomacy, Military History and Heritage, UN Peacekeeping, professional skill development and Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence technology.

 The USI – Centre for Military History and Conflict Studies (CMHCS) encourages an objective study of all facets of Indian military history, emphasising the history of the Indian Armed Forces. It is the only centre of its kind dedicated to the study of Indian military history, conflict and the preservation of India’s military heritage. Additionally, the Centre is active in public diplomacy, commemoration and remembrance, the development of military museums, and the conservation of military heritage, collaborating with multiple global partners to achieve these goals.

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Pradeep Kumar Gautam (Retd) is a war veteran of 1971 (Bangladesh). He is an Honorary Distinguished Fellow at CMHCS. He has written extensively on environmental security, water, climate change, military affairs, and Tibet.He has authored edited chapters, articles and monographs on Kautilya’s Arthashastra, Kamandaka’s Nitishastra, and The Kural. He is the co-editor of three volumes of Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary. He is a subject matter expert for the College of Defence Management. 

Col P K Gautam

(Retd)