Message from the Director General

At the Centre for Internal Security Analysis (CISA), we believe that enduring security is built on informed research, collaborative leadership and evidence-based public policy. Through independent scholarship, education and strategic partnerships, we are committed to strengthening India's national resilience, empowering future leaders and contributing to a safer, more peaceful and secure society. Initiatives such as the North East Region Dialogue on Internal Security (NERDIS) reflect our commitment to bringing together policymakers, security practitioners, academics, civil society and local communities to foster informed dialogue, generate actionable policy recommendations and strengthen collaborative approaches to India's evolving internal security challenges.

Om Prakash Tewari
Director General
Centre for Internal Security Analysis (CISA)

Commodore Venugopal Menon completed ab initio training at the National Defense Academy and was commissioned into the Indian Navy in January 1979. He served in the Indian Navy for 30 years in various operational roles including commands at sea, training, and staff assignments at Naval Headquarters. Important assignments include Command of three warships, Fleet Operations Officer Eastern fleet, Head of training at the Naval Academy.  Captain, Warship Work Up team East, Joint Director Staff Requirements at Naval Headquarters.   He is a specialist in Anti-Submarine Warfare and is an alumnus of Defense Services Staff College Wellington, College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai and Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies, Honolulu, US.  

Post retirement from the Navy, he managed the operations of a shipping company for five years which was engaged in providing logistics to commercial ships and Naval ships which were part of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) deployed for anti-piracy patrols in the Persian Gulf. 

His articles on various maritime security issues are published on News line and Rediff.com. He enjoys long distance running and participates regularly in Half Marathons within the country.

Colonel K.C. Monnappa (Retd.) is Director, Disaster Management Division at the Centre for Internal Security Analysis. He is a former officer of the Indian Army with over three decades of experience in security, governance, and public administration. He holds postgraduate degrees in Social Work and Political Science and is currently pursuing a PhD at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong. 

His research interests include ontological security, strategic autonomy, national security, indigenous knowledge systems, identity politics, and conflict studies. He is the author of Disaster Preparedness and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and professional forums on issues relating to security studies, governance, and the socio-political dynamics of India's Northeast. His work adopts an interdisciplinary approach, integrating perspectives from international relations, sociology, anthropology, and security studies.