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Singh, Jasjit

Singh, Jasjit

Fellow of WAAS and Director, Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi, India. Email- jasjit1934@yahoo.com

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Fellow of WAAS and Director, Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi, India. Email- jasjit1934@yahoo.com

Air Commodore (Retd) Jasjit Singh is a former Director of Operations of the IAF and former Director of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA). He is one of the leading analysts of Indian military and strategic thought.He has published extensively and is the author and editor of more than two dozen books on strategic and security issues of South Asia, including - Air Power in Modern Warfare; Nonprovocative Defence; Nuclear India; Kargil 1999: Pakistan's Fourth War for Kashmir; and India's Defence Spending: Assessing Future Needs. Dr Jasjit Singh is also a visiting lecturer at defence and war colleges in India and abroad. He was member of the International Commission for a new Asia, consultant to the Standing Committee of Defence of the Parliament; Adviser and Member of National Security Advisory Board.

Jasjit Singh was a 2006 recipient of the Padma Bhushan, a decoration established in 1954 by the president of India and given for distinguished service of high order in any field.