Indian Military Officers (Retired)

Bhatia, Vinod. Indian army. Lieutenant general, retired. DGMO from 2012 to 2014. Currently the director of the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies, New Delhi. Interviewed September 19, 2016.

Hasnain, Syed Ata. Indian army. Lieutenant general, retired. Military secretary at headquarters in New Delhi. Formerly commanded the XV Corps in Kashmir. Interviewed June 5, 2015.

Kanwal, Gurmeet. Indian army. Brigadier general, retired. Commanded infantry brigade in the Gurez Sector in northern Kashmir on the Line of Control during Operation Parakram in 2001 and 2002. Leading military scholar. Interviewed May 4, 2016.

Nandal, AS. Indian army. Lieutenant general, retired. Commanded 16th Corps, Commandant of Army Infantry School in Mhow. Interviewed September 23, 2016.

Panag, Harcharanjit Singh. Indian army. Lieutenant general, retired. Commanded two of India’s key army commands, Central and Northern. Leading commentator on strategic issues. Interviewed March 3, 2017.

Prakash, Om. Indian army. Lieutenant general, retired. Commanded 25th Infantry Division along the Line of Control in Kashmir. Later commander of 15th Corps in Srinagar. Interviewed September 27, 2016.

Roy, Rameshwar. Indian army. Lieutenant general, retired. Commander 16th Corps, Indian army. Interviewed September 22. 2016.

Sahgal, Arun. Indian Army. Brigadier, retired. Executive director, Forum for Strategic Initiative. New Delhi. Former founding director of Net Assessment, Indian Integrated Defense Staff (IDS). Interviewed November 4, 2016.

Sapru, Tej Kumar. Indian army. Lieutenant general, retired. Commander 16th Corps, Indian army. Later Northern army commander. Interviewed October 10, 2016.

Shukla, Ajai. Indian army. Colonel, retired. War correspondent and prime time news anchor for New Delhi Television (NDTV). Currently consulting editor on strategic affairs with Business Standard. Interviewed September 6, 2016.