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Major General P K Chakravorty
Major General P K Chakravorty served in the Indian Army for nearly thirty eight years. An Artillery officer by profession, he had served in many important assignments which include...показать большеMajor General P K Chakravorty served in the Indian Army for nearly thirty eight years. An Artillery officer by profession, he had served in many important assignments which included an appointment as the Defence Attaché at the Embassy of India, Hanoi, Vietnam wherein he was required to track and assess the Chinese military and its growing influence in the region. Later he was also appointed as the Additional Director General Artillery at the Army Head Quarters which involved his close association with procurement and manufacture of defence equipment apart from regular artillery operations.
An academically inclined officer who has an inherent flair for research, the General is a Graduate of the Defense Services Staff College, Wellington and the Delhi based National Defence College. He has obtained his M.Sc from the Madras University with the dissertation “Impact of Electronics on Warfare” in February 1986. Subsequently he got his M. Phil from the same University in April 2011 with a first class. His much appreciated M.Phil dissertation was titled, “Recent Trends in Indo China relations: An outlook for the Future.”
The officer has been carrying out research independently and is an active participant at numerous seminars. A frequent writer, his articles have been published in the Indian Defence Review, CLAWS magazine, Defence and Security Alert, Defence and Security of India and South Asia Defence Strategic Review. A submitted article to the IDSA is currently undergoing peer review for subsequent publication. He has been the Chief Consulting Editor for a 564 pages guide book, BRAHMAND World Defence Update published in 2012 and 2013.
The officer is an expert on Firepower and understands the nuances of this subject which has been described in the book.показать меньше