Jasjit Singh- Sikhs The Supreme

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. He was also honoured with AVSM, VrC and VM. Air Commodore (Ret) Singh is a former director of Operations of the Indian Air Force and former director of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA). He has published extensively and is the author and editor of more than two dozen books on strategic and security issues of South Asia. He was currently active in the Academy’s program on nuclear disarmament. With his death in August 2013, India lost the doyen of Indian strategic thought.

Delivering the first Air Commodore Jasjit Singh (Retd.) Memorial lecture in New Delhi on July 17, 2014 J.K. Governor N.N Vohra said that Jasjit Singh 1971 War Veteran, headed the Centre for Air Power studies (CAPS) and was regarded as one of the finest strategic and thinkers in the country. He led IDSA with distinction for full 14 years.

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