Lt. Gen. (retd.) V.R. Raghavan was Director General of Military Operations from 1992 till 1994. He was Commanding General in the Siachen and Kargil sectors of Jammu & Kashmir and was involved in negotiations with Pakistan on the Siachen dispute. He played a crucial role in the planning and successful implementation of the treaty to maintain peace and stability on the Sino-Indian boundary. He has had long experience of serving on India's frontiers with China, Pakistan and Myanmar. V.R. Raghavan has written three books By the Land and Sea: A History of The Punjab Regiment; India's Need for Strategic Balance and Linfantry in India. He is at present Director of the Delhi Policy Group. One of India's most respected strategic analysts, he writes regularly in newspapers and appears often on television to comment on strategic and security issues.
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