Lt Gen SL Narasimhan, is an Infantry Officer who served in the Indian Army for 40 years. He has done graduation in Mathematics, Post-Graduation in Defence Studies and PhD in India China Relations. Narasimhan served as the Defence Attaché in the Embassy of India in China for three years. He is qualified in Chinese language and has a comprehensive expertise on China. Narasimhan is a former Member of the National Security Advisory Board, India and the First Director General of Centre for Contemporary China Studies. He is presently an Adjunct Distinguished Fellow with Gateway House, Mumbai, Non Resident Senior Associate with CSIS Washington DC, Emeritus Faculty with Rashtriya Raksha University, India and Distinguished Fellow with Centre for Air Power Studies, India.