Prabhakaran Paleri

Dr. Prabhakaran Paleri is a former Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard officer, scholar in national security studies, and presently, an academician. Paleri served as the 16th Director General of Indian Coast Guard from 28 Feb 2006 to 31 August 2006.

Education
Paleri completed his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Calicut and obtained Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Madras in 1978.

He is a Fellow of Narotham Morarji Institute of Shipping, Mumbai.

He is also a graduate from the National Defense University, Washington DC, with master's degree in National Security Strategy and obtained multi-disciplinary doctorate from the University of Madras in Business Administration and Defence Studies for thesis, ‘Changing Concept of National Security and a Maritime Model for India'.

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of international fellows at the National Defense University, Washington, D.C. in 2009.

Publications

 * Role of the Coast Guard in the Maritime Security of India, 2nd edition (2007).
 * National Security: Imperatives and challenges (2008).
 * Coast Guards of the World and Emerging Maritime Threats (2009).
 * Marine Environment: Management and People's Participation(2010).
 * Maritime Security: the Unlawful Dimension (2011).