The interaction, organised by the School of Aviation, Logistics and Tourism Management (SALTM), brought together students and faculty members for extensive discussions on some of the most pressing geopolitical and economic developments influencing the world today. The session examined how ongoing tensions across West Asia and other regions are impacting global shipping corridors, logistics ecosystems, energy movement, international commerce, and supply chain resilience.
Rear Admiral GK Garg (Retd.) engaged with students on geopolitics, maritime security, global trade, and leadership in an increasingly uncertain world. During the dialogue, he spoke extensively about the strategic importance of critical maritime routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, and explained how disruptions across these corridors directly influence global trade flows, economic stability, logistics planning, and business continuity across nations.
He further discussed the evolving role of India and the Indian Navy in maintaining maritime security and safeguarding strategic trade interests amid an increasingly uncertain geopolitical environment. The interaction highlighted the growing significance of strategic preparedness as nations and industries navigate rapidly changing global realities.
Students from different schools and programmes actively participated in discussions centred on strategic resilience, global trade dependencies, maritime logistics, risk management, and the expanding intersection between geopolitics and business decision-making. The session encouraged participants to move beyond conventional management frameworks and understand how international political developments increasingly shape industries, markets, and economic systems.
During his visit, Rear Admiral Garg appreciated the scale, infrastructure, academic environment, and overall learning ecosystem at Galgotias University. Reflecting on his interaction with students and his experience on campus, he remarked that the University was comparable with some of the finest national as well as international institutions he had visited during his extensive engagement with academic institutions. He also appreciated the energy, organisation, facilities, discipline, and student engagement visible across the campus.
Capt. Vaibhav Goutham Suresh, Director, School of Aviation, Logistics and Tourism Management, contributed academic and industry perspectives during the interaction and underlined the importance of exposing students to contemporary geopolitical and economic realities that are increasingly shaping global industries and careers.
The Leadership Dialogue formed part of Galgotias University’s continued efforts to connect classroom learning with real-world global developments by enabling students to engage directly with distinguished leaders from strategic affairs, defence, public policy, and industry. Through such initiatives, the University continues to encourage interdisciplinary thinking, strategic awareness, and deeper engagement with the complex global realities students will navigate as future professionals and leaders.
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