Vishal Dharmadhikari

The M.A. Security and Diplomacy program gave me the best chance to study security from the Israeli perspective and live abroad in an exciting country for one year. Overall the program transcended beyond theory and gave our diverse group of classmates an opportunity to explore practical security aspects through activities such as field trips, ambassador’s forum, and the Middle East crisis simulation. Certain seminars in the M.A. Security and Diplomacy program provided me with an occasion to further research cybersecurity related issues which significantly enhanced my understanding. Moreover, the ever-cooperative Secdip staff was kind enough to open doors to a leadership program by the Israel Asia Center whereby I worked on cybersecurity initiatives between Israel and India. Currently, I have moved back to India and have begun with my own cybersecurity start-up called India Cyber Connect