Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM, VSM is a former Flag Officer in the Indian Navy.

In his seagoing career, he has been singularly privileged to have held command of the Indian Navy's frontline surface-combatants on four occasions.

[1] Adm Chauhan was appointed as the first Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence).

Upon his promotion as a Rear Admiral in 2005, he was tasked with setting up a new and vibrant organisational structure at New Delhi that has given a great fillip to both Naval Foreign Cooperation as well as Intelligence.

[1] Currently, Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan is the Director General of the National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, which is India’s foremost resource centre for the development and advocacy of strategies for the promotion and protection of India’s maritime interests.