Founded in 2020, the Bharat Assets Protection Institute™ (B.A.P-I) was established as an independent multidisciplinary research institution dedicated to the study of national resilience, critical infrastructure protection and strategic governance. It has grown, through continuous research, institutional refinement and interdisciplinary engagement, into a platform that bridges academia, public policy, industry and national capability development.
The Institute rests on the conviction that Bharat’s long-term progress depends on a resilient, self-reliant and innovation-driven national ecosystem. Guided by the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, it works to strengthen the nation’s critical infrastructure, strategic industries, technological sovereignty, supply chain security and governance architecture, while fostering sustainable development, societal resilience and shared prosperity.
Director of the Institute
Dr Padmalochan Dash
Founding Director and Lead Research Fellow, Bharat Assets Protection Institute™ (B.A.P-I)
Dr Padmalochan Dash is the Founder, Director and Lead Research Fellow of the Bharat Assets Protection Institute™, an independent multidisciplinary research institution dedicated to advancing scholarship and policy innovation in Critical Infrastructure Protection, National Resilience, Strategic Manufacturing, Supply Chain Security, Technology Sovereignty and Integrated National Security Governance.
01Building the InstituteFrom a long-term research initiative to a specialised national platform
Established in 2020, B.A.P-I was conceived as a long-term research initiative to bridge the gap between academic inquiry, public policy, industry practice and national capability development. Under his leadership, the Institute has evolved into a specialised platform that examines the protection and resilience of the strategic assets on which modern nations depend: critical infrastructure systems, industrial ecosystems, logistics networks, cyber-physical environments, blue-water infrastructure and emerging technology domains.
02Philosophy of resilienceResilience as a function of governance
His work is guided by the belief that resilience is no longer simply a matter of disaster recovery or infrastructure protection, but a comprehensive governance function that integrates economic continuity, technological advancement, environmental sustainability, industrial capability, societal preparedness and state continuity. This philosophy forms the intellectual foundation of the Institute’s research architecture and its vision for Bharat’s long-term strategic resilience.
03Current researchCIPP, CIPA and the Bharat National Resilience Index
His current research focuses on a comprehensive Critical Infrastructure Protection Programme (CIPP) for India, including the proposed Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA) and the Bharat National Resilience Index (BNRI), a multidimensional framework to measure, benchmark and strengthen governance capability, infrastructure robustness, cyber resilience, supply chain security, technological sovereignty, disaster preparedness and institutional continuity across strategic sectors.
04Fields of scholarshipA multidisciplinary convergence
- Critical Infrastructure Protection and Internal Security
- Cyber-Physical Security and Technology Sovereignty
- Strategic Manufacturing Ecosystems
- Logistics and Supply Chain Resilience
- Blue Economy and Maritime Security
- Disaster Risk Governance and National Capability Assessment
- Indo-Pacific Strategic Affairs
He holds advanced qualifications in South and Southeast Asian Studies and Internal Security, and his research combines strategic analysis with institutional design and applied policy development, integrating systems thinking, resilience engineering, governance studies and public policy.
05Experience and writingPractice, advisory work and public discourse
Beyond academia, he has worked across educational institutions, industry, entrepreneurial ventures and developmental initiatives, and has served as a consultant and advisor on infrastructure resilience, strategic planning, institutional governance and emerging technology ecosystems.
As an author and policy researcher, he has contributed to national discourse through publications in The Pioneer, the FINS Journal of Diplomacy & Strategy, Uday India and other platforms, writing on critical infrastructure protection, national resilience, cyber-physical security, strategic manufacturing, logistics and India’s evolving security architecture.
06Vision for the InstituteA national resilience architecture for India
Under his leadership, B.A.P-I aspires to be a collaborative platform connecting academia, government, industry, entrepreneurs, researchers and strategic practitioners. His long-term vision is a comprehensive national resilience architecture for India, one that harmonises governance, technology, infrastructure, industry, innovation and societal capability into a unified strategic ecosystem able to anticipate, absorb, adapt to and recover from the challenges of the twenty-first century.
“Resilience is not merely the ability to withstand disruption. It is the capacity of a nation to anticipate change, adapt with confidence, and transform knowledge into enduring strategic strength.”Dr Padmalochan Dash