Maj Gen V K ShrivastavaAn alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, he was commissioned in 1962 into the infantry - Rajputana Rifles - the cutting edge of soldiering. He was in J&K during the Indo-Pak conflict of 1965 and was in Bangladesh in the 1971 war. A grduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, he also attended the prestigious National Defence College, New Delhi. He has held a number of coveted command, staff and instructional appointments and was awarded Vishishta Seva Medal for his distinguished services while combating insurgency in northeast India. Post-retirement in 1998 he had a short stint as the Executive Editor of the Indian Defence Review before Joining the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, as a Senior Fellow. From there he led many delegations for interactions with think tanks abroad and was also a member of the Indian team invited by the National Defence University, USA, for strategic dialogue. He has written researched text for four coffee table books, has a published monograph on China, a prize-winning essay, and a number of articles on matters military to his credit. His latest book, Manthan: Multifaceted Reflections on the Indian Armed Forces, was released in Feb 2021. Read More Read Less