Captain Bharat Deep Gaur, IN (Retd)
Director / Professional Services · Senior Fellow, National Maritime Foundation · Indian and Regional Maritime Security

Commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 January 1991, Captain Gaur is a Gunnery specialist whose three decades of service span naval operations, maritime security, international cooperation, training, administration and logistics. He superannuated on 31 July 2024 and joined the National Maritime Foundation on 01 January 2025.

At the Foundation he is a Senior Fellow and Director (Professional Services) of this Centre. He also serves as an Editor of the Foundation’s publications, and is Chief Coordinator of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue, the Indian Navy’s annual international maritime strategic engagement.

His last naval appointment was as Station Commander, INS Dwarka, in Gujarat, from 2021 to 2024, where he led some 300 officers and sailors and oversaw operational logistics support to Navy, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard units.

Earlier appointments include Comptroller of the President’s Household at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where he was responsible for administrative, logistical and diplomatic support, including arrangements for state ceremonies and visiting delegations; Officer-in-Charge of the Naval Officers’ Mess Annexe at Kota House; Joint Director (Operations) at Headquarters Offshore Defence Advisory Group; and Joint Director, Foreign Cooperation, at Naval Headquarters.

At sea he commanded INS Sagardhwani and INS T-55. His work in international cooperation covered Navy-to-Navy staff talks, bilateral exchanges and the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium. He has held instructional appointments at both the Indian Naval Academy and the National Defence Academy, contributing to the ab-initio training of officer cadets.