G D Bakshi

Major General GD Bakshi, SM, VSM is a retired Indian army officer. A veteran of many skirmishes on the LC and Counter-Terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab. He commanded a battalion in operations in Kargil and was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal. Later he commanded a brigade in counter-terrorist operations in the rugged mountains of Kishtwar and was awarded the Sena Medal for his distinguished services. He subsequently commanded the Romeo Force during intensive counter-terrorist operations in the Rajouri-Punch Districts of Jammu and Kashmir and succeeded in pacifying the area. He has served two tenures at the Directorate General of Military Operations and was the first BGS (IW) at HQ Northern Command, where he dealt with Information Warfare and Psychological Operations.

He is a prolific writer on matters military and non-military and has published 16 books and over 50 papers in many research journals. His articles have also been published in various National Newspapers. He taught at the Indian Military Academy Dehradun and the Prestigious Defence Services Staff Collage at Wellington for three years each. He holds a Masters degree in Defence Science and an M Phil in Strategic Studies from the University of Madras. He is an Associate member of the IDSA. He taught at the  National Defense College at New Delhi for two years and retired from this prestigious assignment in June 2008. He is a Strategic Analyst and has been contracted by the Army HQ and Integrated Defense Staff to carry out Net Assessments of Key Security issues. Concurrently he is doing a Ph.D. (Limited Wars in South Asia) from the University of Madras.