Jasjit Singh

Jasjit Singh AVSM, VrC (July 8, 1934 – August 4, 2013) was an Indian military officer, writer, military strategist, and air commodore in Indian Air Force. He retired as Director of Operations of the Air Force but remained head of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (1987-2001). He was founder-director of Centre for Air Power Studies, based in Delhi. He was awarded the Vir Chakra during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

Biography
He was born on July 8, 1934 He founded the Air Force think tank, Centre for Air Power Studies, and also remained longest continuously serving director of Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) from 1987-2001. In 2006, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by Government of India.