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Revolution in Military Affairs. I assure our countrymen that the Army will remain at the service of the nation, at all times, ready and eager to take on any challenge with determination and resolve to emerge victorious." He is widely considered to be a thinking soldier and is a through professional. squash, and golf. He is also a keen mountaineer who has trained under the late
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hostilities ended, with emergency commissions given to several thousand candidates from 1963 to 1965. The one-year training at the NDA was shortened to seven months, as a result of which
Joginder and his class were commissioned early as second lieutenants on 2 August 1964, with Joginder receiving his officer's pips from his father at the passing-out ceremony. His grandfather Atma Singh also gave him his blessing, saying, "God willing, the son of a private shall be a Karnail, and the son of the Karnail shall be a Jarnail!"
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recently released "Doctrine for the Indian Army", having earlier been its architect. He simultaneously gave training a visionary direction in conjunction with principles of synergetic cohesiveness at all levels. His tenure at
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broke out in 1962. The deputy commandant of the NDA at the time, Brigadier
Hoshiar Singh, was given command of a brigade under the 4th Infantry Division and was killed in action. Largely unprepared for war and humiliated by its defeats, the Indian armed forces underwent a large-scale expansion after
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Jaswant Singh assumed command of the Indian Army, as the 22nd chief of army staff, on 31 January 2005 commanding an army of over a million soldiers. On assuming the office of Chief of Army Staff on 1 February 2005, General Singh stated in a message, "We stand poised at a critical
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Presentation Convent in Jammu, where his father was stationed from 1956 to 1960 as a major commanding the Recovery Company. In 1958, he transferred to Model Academy in Jammu and matriculated in 1960. While Jaswant was posted to Udhampur in 1959, the family remained in Jammu.
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1883:"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 27 February 1971. p. 200.
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2389:"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 25 July 1998. p. 1046.
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996:"We fight to win and win with a knock out, because there are no runners up in war."
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2251:"Highest French Distinction conferred on General J.J. Singh"
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JJ Singh Joins Akali Dal, To Contest Against Amarinder Singh
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Gen (retd) JJ Singh sworn as Arunachal Pradesh governor
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JJ Singh joins SAD, to contest against Amarinder Singh
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1997:. India: HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 3–20.
672:, retired on 31 January 2005. He was succeeded by
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2047:. HarperCollins Publishers India. pp. 3–39.
1966:Singh, General (Retd ) J. J. (21 November 2012).
1339:published in 2012 is an autobiography of Singh.
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4248:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab
1034:. He unsuccessfully contested against Captain
782:in India. In 1948, Jaswant transferred to the
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4238:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
4223:Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) politicians
4042:Commandant of the Indian Military Academy
2457:Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
2227:"Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017"
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746:. His family originated from the town of
160:Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
3510:Armed Forces Special Operations Division
2178:"Former Army chief J.J. Singh joins BJP"
2139:Captain had VIP stint in Army: J J Singh
1993:Singh, Joginder jaswant (13 June 2012).
1941:"General JJ Singh is Arunachal governor"
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758:as a drummer in 1914, and fought at the
1894:The Times of India (28 November 2004).
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1341:The McMahon Line – A Century of Discord
401:The McMahon Line – A Century of Discord
4228:National Defence College, India alumni
1896:"J J Singh to take over as Army chief"
1610:25th Anniversary of Independence Medal
1603:50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
1059:Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)
723:of Sareen sub-caste with origins from
699:. Following his retirement, he became
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4243:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal
4213:Former members of Shiromani Akali Dal
4208:Military personnel from Punjab, India
2117:JJ Singh takes dig at Amarinder Singh
2045:A Soldier's General: An Autobiography
2020:A Soldier's General: An Autobiography
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2417:J J Singh to take over as Army chief
1969:A Soldier's General-An Autobiography
4135:Judge Advocate General's Department
3149:Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam
2539:General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
2511:General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
1939:Hindustan Times (24 January 2008).
965:General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
827:at the Investiture Parade in 1968.
529:79th (Independent) Mountain Brigade
2225:Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab.
1012:Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
19:For Indian-American activist, see
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807:, and was still a cadet when the
172:31 March 2007 - 30 September 2007
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2018:Singh, Joginder Jaswant (2012).
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2434:Biography of General J.J. Singh
2276:Harper Collins Publishers India
2074:. Pentagon Press. p. 137.
1632:Officer of the Legion of Honour
963:General Singh took over as the
4198:Governors of Arunachal Pradesh
4070:Defence Services Staff College
3375:Master General of the Ordnance
2780:Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
2425:article dated 28 November 2004
2297:Johny, Stanly (20 July 2019).
2203:Election Commission of India.
1097:Punjab Assembly election, 2017
944:in May 2001 in the deserts of
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4085:College of Defence Management
3410:Indian Military Training Team
2572:Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
2176:The Hindu (18 January 2022).
1758:17 August 1984 (substantive)
1079:Patiala Assembly constituency
1055:Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali)
359:Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali)
87:26 January 2008 – 28 May 2013
75:Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
4193:Chiefs of Army Staff (India)
4032:High Altitude Warfare School
3961:Armed Forces Medical College
3084:Chief of the Army Staff and
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3360:GOCs-in-C (Army Commanders)
2855:Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy
2546:January 2003- January 2004
1922:"Geointelligence Asia 2012"
1620:20 Years Long Service Medal
1615:30 Years Long Service Medal
1598:High Altitude Service Medal
1544:General Service Medal Medal
908:Siachen and Sir Creek issue
727:. He is the first child of
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3913:Military Engineer Services
3134:Kodandera Subayya Thimayya
2675:Kodandera Subayya Thimayya
1625:9 Years Long Service Medal
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4080:National Defence College
4075:National Defence Academy
4063:Tri-Service Institutions
3949:Education & Training
3923:Military Nursing Service
3495:Strategic Forces Command
3355:Vice Chief of Army Staff
3214:Sundararajan Padmanabhan
3194:Sunith Francis Rodrigues
3115:Chief of the Army Staff
2900:Norman Anil Kumar Browne
2845:Sundararajan Padmanabhan
2800:Sunith Francis Rodrigues
2095:JJ Singh: Hail the chief
2068:Dalvi, Vinay B. (2010).
1588:Operation Parakram Medal
891:National Defence College
817:National Defence Academy
805:National Defence Academy
711:Early life and education
4037:Indian Military Academy
3986:Dholpur Military School
3976:Belgaum Military School
3088:Indian Army (1948–1955)
3052:Indian Army (1947–1948)
3039:Chief of the Army Staff
2755:Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
1527:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
924:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
662:Chief of the Army Staff
604:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
463:Aug 1964 - 30 Sept 2007
229:Chief of the Army Staff
21:Jagjit Singh (activist)
4140:Judge Advocate General
4120:Awards and decorations
3918:Military Farms Service
3908:Defence Security Corps
3898:Remount and Veterinary
3224:Joginder Jaswant Singh
3164:Tapishwar Narain Raina
3144:Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
2875:Joginder Jaswant Singh
2790:Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
2730:Tapishwar Narain Raina
2695:Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
2690:Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
2621:Chief of Defence Staff
1063:Bharatiya Janata Party
998:
948:. He subsequently led
821:Maratha Light Infantry
642:Joginder Jaswant Singh
493:Maratha Light Infantry
367:Bharatiya Janata Party
37:Joginder Jaswant Singh
3981:Chail Military School
3966:Ajmer Military School
3474:Army Training Command
3453:South Western Command
3254:Manoj Mukund Naravane
3184:Krishnaswamy Sundarji
3159:Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
3124:Rajendrasinhji Jadeja
3106:Rajendrasinhji Jadeja
3101:Kodandera M. Cariappa
2920:Birender Singh Dhanoa
2820:Vijai Singh Shekhawat
2735:Hrushikesh Moolgavkar
2715:Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
2705:Adhar Kumar Chatterji
2542:Army Training Command
2272:"A Soldier's General"
1581:Operation Vijay Medal
1554:Special Service Medal
1069:Electoral performance
988:Gen Singh during the
854:. He was awarded the
764:Mesopotamian Campaign
674:General Deepak Kapoor
526:9th Infantry Division
517:Army Training Command
460:Years of service
3505:Defence Space Agency
3500:Defence Cyber Agency
3426:Operational Commands
3405:National Cadet Corps
3204:Shankar Roychowdhury
3199:Bipin Chandra Joshi
3179:Arun Shridhar Vaidya
3169:Om Prakash Malhotra
3086:Commander-in-Chief,
3050:Commander-in-Chief,
2997:British Armed Forces
2870:Shashindra Pal Tyagi
2825:Shankar Roychowdhury
2775:Arun Shridhar Vaidya
2770:Oscar Stanley Dawson
2725:Sourendra Nath Kohli
2504:Shamsher Singh Mehta
2450:Shashindra Pal Tyagi
1566:Operation Vijay Star
1061:. In 2022 he joined
979:on 1 February 2004.
732:Jaswant Singh Marwah
707:on 27 January 2008.
381:Jaswant Singh Marwah
250:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
209:Shashindra Pal Tyagi
181:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
4115:Military operations
3862:Military Music Wing
3633:Mechanised Infantry
3610:Arms & Services
3467:Functional Commands
3350:Chief of Army Staff
3345:Minister of Defence
2890:Pradeep Vasant Naik
2810:Bipin Chandra Joshi
2805:Laxminarayan Ramdas
2745:Om Prakash Malhotra
2647:Sir Thomas Elmhirst
2625:Indian Armed Forces
2565:K. Sankaranarayanan
2557:Government offices
2484:Chief of Army Staff
1995:A Soldier's General
1532:Vishisht Seva Medal
1337:A Soldier’s General
1270:Registered electors
1208:Kshama Kant Pandey
1103:
1048:Shiromani Akali Dal
1032:Sukhbir Singh Badal
1028:Shiromani Akali Dal
992:passing out parade.
983:Chief of Army Staff
883:Jammu & Kashmir
856:Vishisht Seva Medal
832:Jammu & Kashmir
756:British Indian Army
614:Vishisht Seva Medal
395:A Soldier’s General
351:Shiromani Akali Dal
335:Bahawalpur District
139:(Additional Charge)
135:K. Sankaranarayanan
4125:Ranks and insignia
4012:Army Public School
4007:Army Cadet College
3941:Military Academies
3883:Army Service Corps
3370:Military Secretary
3279:Seconded from the
3219:Nirmal Chander Vij
3209:Ved Prakash Malik
3189:Vishwa Nath Sharma
2995:Seconded from the
2895:Nirmal Kumar Verma
2860:Nirmal Chander Vij
2477:Nirmal Chander Vij
2184:on 15 January 2024
1972:. Harper Collins.
1947:on 15 January 2024
1902:on 15 January 2024
1831:Lieutenant-General
1751:Lieutenant-Colonel
1549:Samanya Seva Medal
1228:None of the above
1095:
1053:In 2019 he joined
1040:Patiala Urban seat
977:President of India
954:Operation Parakram
729:Lieutenant Colonel
566:Operation Parakram
278:Nirmal Chander Vij
98:President of India
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2785:Denis La Fontaine
2760:K. V. Krishna Rao
2750:Idris Hasan Latif
2664:Sir Charles Pizey
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2464:Succeeded by
2442:Military offices
2155:Financial Express
1979:978-93-5029-515-1
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2720:Om Prakash Mehra
2670:Subroto Mukerjee
2653:Sir Edward Parry
2641:Sir Rob Lockhart
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1022:Political career
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740:Bahawalpur State
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568:
555:
551:
550:
500:
496:
495:
484:
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479:
469:
465:
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461:
457:
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443:
442:Branch/service
439:
438:
425:
421:
420:
416:
415:
412:
408:
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405:
404:
398:
391:
389:
385:
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373:
348:
344:
343:
306:
302:
301:
297:
296:
293:
292:
287:
281:
280:
275:
269:
268:
266:Manmohan Singh
263:
261:Prime Minister
257:
256:
254:Pratibha Patil
247:
243:
242:
232:
231:
224:
223:
218:
212:
211:
206:
200:
199:
197:Manmohan Singh
194:
192:Prime Minister
188:
187:
185:Pratibha Patil
178:
174:
173:
163:
162:
155:
154:
152:Nirbhay Sharma
149:
143:
142:
132:
126:
125:
112:
111:Chief Minister
108:
107:
103:Pratibha Patil
95:
89:
88:
78:
77:
70:
69:
66:
65:
57:
56:
39:
36:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4270:
4259:
4256:
4254:
4251:
4249:
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4244:
4241:
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4236:
4234:
4231:
4229:
4226:
4224:
4221:
4219:
4216:
4214:
4211:
4209:
4206:
4204:
4203:Punjabi Sikhs
4201:
4199:
4196:
4194:
4191:
4189:
4188:Living people
4186:
4184:
4181:
4180:
4178:
4163:
4162:
4153:
4152:
4149:
4141:
4138:
4137:
4136:
4133:
4131:
4128:
4126:
4123:
4121:
4118:
4116:
4113:
4111:
4108:
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4105:
4101:
4091:
4088:
4086:
4083:
4081:
4078:
4076:
4073:
4071:
4068:
4067:
4065:
4061:
4055:
4052:
4050:
4047:
4043:
4040:
4039:
4038:
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4033:
4030:
4028:
4025:
4023:
4020:
4018:
4015:
4013:
4010:
4008:
4005:
4004:
4002:
3998:
3992:
3989:
3987:
3984:
3982:
3979:
3977:
3974:
3972:
3969:
3967:
3964:
3962:
3959:
3957:
3956:Sainik School
3954:
3953:
3951:
3947:
3944:
3942:
3938:
3924:
3921:
3919:
3916:
3914:
3911:
3909:
3906:
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3899:
3896:
3894:
3891:
3889:
3886:
3884:
3881:
3879:
3876:
3874:
3871:
3869:
3866:
3863:
3859:
3856:
3855:
3853:
3849:
3843:
3840:
3838:
3835:
3832:
3828:
3824:
3820:
3817:
3815:
3812:
3810:
3809:Army Aviation
3807:
3805:
3802:
3800:
3797:
3796:
3794:
3790:
3784:
3783:Sikkim Scouts
3781:
3779:
3776:
3774:
3773:Ladakh Scouts
3771:
3769:
3766:
3764:
3761:
3759:
3756:
3754:
3751:
3749:
3746:
3744:
3741:
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3731:
3729:
3726:
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3714:
3711:
3709:
3706:
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3649:
3646:
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3641:
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3628:
3626:
3622:
3619:
3615:
3612:
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3598:
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3590:
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3580:
3578:
3575:
3573:
3570:
3568:
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3558:
3555:
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3550:
3548:
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3535:
3533:
3530:
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3527:
3525:
3521:
3511:
3508:
3506:
3503:
3501:
3498:
3496:
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3491:
3488:
3487:
3485:
3481:
3475:
3472:
3471:
3469:
3465:
3459:
3456:
3454:
3451:
3449:
3446:
3444:
3441:
3439:
3436:
3434:
3431:
3430:
3428:
3424:
3421:
3419:Army Commands
3417:
3411:
3408:
3406:
3403:
3401:
3398:
3397:
3395:
3387:
3381:
3378:
3376:
3373:
3371:
3368:
3366:
3363:
3361:
3358:
3356:
3353:
3351:
3348:
3346:
3343:
3342:
3340:
3336:
3332:
3317:
3312:
3310:
3305:
3303:
3298:
3297:
3294:
3283:
3282:
3274:
3265:
3262:
3260:
3257:
3255:
3252:
3250:
3247:
3245:
3242:
3240:
3237:
3235:
3232:
3230:
3229:Deepak Kapoor
3227:
3225:
3222:
3220:
3217:
3215:
3212:
3210:
3207:
3205:
3202:
3200:
3197:
3195:
3192:
3190:
3187:
3185:
3182:
3180:
3177:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3167:
3165:
3162:
3160:
3157:
3155:
3154:Sam Manekshaw
3152:
3150:
3147:
3145:
3142:
3140:
3137:
3135:
3132:
3130:
3127:
3125:
3122:
3121:
3119:
3113:
3107:
3104:
3102:
3099:
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3082:
3077:
3066:
3063:
3060:
3057:
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3054:
3048:
3044:
3040:
3033:
3028:
3026:
3021:
3019:
3014:
3013:
3010:
2999:
2998:
2990:
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2980:
2978:
2972:
2968:
2965:
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2926:
2923:
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2913:
2911:
2908:
2906:
2903:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2893:
2891:
2888:
2886:
2885:Deepak Kapoor
2883:
2881:
2880:Sureesh Mehta
2878:
2876:
2873:
2871:
2868:
2866:
2863:
2861:
2858:
2856:
2853:
2851:
2848:
2846:
2843:
2841:
2838:
2836:
2833:
2831:
2830:Satish Sareen
2828:
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2823:
2821:
2818:
2816:
2813:
2811:
2808:
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2801:
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2791:
2788:
2786:
2783:
2781:
2778:
2776:
2773:
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2766:
2765:Dilbagh Singh
2763:
2761:
2758:
2756:
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2748:
2746:
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2736:
2733:
2731:
2728:
2726:
2723:
2721:
2718:
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2710:Sam Manekshaw
2708:
2706:
2703:
2701:
2698:
2696:
2693:
2691:
2688:
2686:
2685:Aspy Engineer
2683:
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2676:
2673:
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2544:
2543:
2540:
2529:
2525:
2516:
2515:
2512:
2505:
2499:
2495:
2494:Deepak Kapoor
2486:
2485:
2478:
2472:
2468:
2467:Sureesh Mehta
2459:
2458:
2451:
2445:
2440:
2435:
2432:
2430:
2427:
2424:
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2396:
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2246:
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2228:
2221:
2218:
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2199:
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2183:
2179:
2172:
2169:
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2118:
2113:
2110:
2107:
2102:
2099:
2096:
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2081:9788182744875
2077:
2073:
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2061:
2056:
2054:9789350291337
2050:
2046:
2039:
2036:
2031:
2029:9789350291337
2025:
2021:
2014:
2011:
2006:
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1996:
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1981:
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1942:
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1890:
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1811:Major General
1809:
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1640:Dates of rank
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1586:
1585:
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1579:
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1576:Sangram Medal
1574:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
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1559:Paschimi Star
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3597:XXXIII Corps
3524:Active Corps
3281:British Army
3278:
3244:Dalbir Singh
3239:Bikram Singh
2994:
2983:Anil Chauhan
2966:
2905:Bikram Singh
2865:Arun Prakash
2840:Sushil Kumar
2740:Jal Cursetji
2570:
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2518:2004 - 2005
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1889:
1571:Raksha Medal
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973:aide-de-camp
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942:Poorna Vijay
941:
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928:
912:Sierra Leone
900:
876:
829:
825:Zakir Husain
814:
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799:Early career
788:
760:Siege of Kut
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693:Chandimandir
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641:
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554:Battles/wars
508:Western Army
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285:Succeeded by
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216:Succeeded by
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147:Succeeded by
138:
93:Appointed by
82:
25:
4183:1945 births
3617:Combat Arms
3331:Indian Army
3267:(incumbent)
3259:Manoj Pande
3249:Bipin Rawat
3043:Indian Army
2959:(2021–2022)
2950:Bipin Rawat
2945:(2020–2021)
2925:Bipin Rawat
2915:Sunil Lanba
2700:Arjan Singh
2634:(1947–2019)
1857:Indian Army
1835:Indian Army
1815:Indian Army
1795:Indian Army
1775:Indian Army
1755:Indian Army
1735:Indian Army
1715:Indian Army
1695:Indian Army
1674:Indian Army
1537:Wound Medal
1075:transcluded
1050:candidate.
852:Uttarakhand
766:during the
721:Sikh Khatri
717:Samma Satta
685:Indian Army
666:Indian Army
454:Indian Army
329:British Raj
321:Samma Satta
273:Preceded by
204:Preceded by
130:Preceded by
4177:Categories
3728:JAK Rifles
3663:Maratha LI
3658:Grenadiers
3587:XVII Corps
3389:Components
3338:Leadership
2815:S. K. Kaul
2576:2008–2013
2488:2005–2007
2461:2007-2007
2308:18 October
2282:18 October
2188:15 January
1951:15 January
1906:15 January
1867:References
1691:Lieutenant
1189:J.J. Singh
1110:Candidate
1016:Darjeeling
848:Jyotirmath
725:Rawalpindi
719:. He is a
562:Kargil War
548:Maratha LI
538:Maratha LI
424:Allegiance
414:General JJ
388:Writing(s)
311:1945-09-17
123:Nabam Tuki
3858:Education
3819:Engineers
3799:Artillery
3643:Parachute
3625:Regiments
3592:XXI Corps
3582:XVI Corps
3572:XIV Corps
3567:XII Corps
3542:III Corps
2910:Arup Raha
2551:K Nagaraj
2303:The Hindu
1791:Brigadier
1653:Component
1259:1,06,436
1241:Majority
946:Rajasthan
860:Hyderabad
691:based at
377:Relations
246:President
237:In office
177:President
168:In office
83:In office
73:13th
4161:Category
4130:Army Day
4000:Colleges
3873:Ordnance
3851:Services
3804:Armoured
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