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Mr Rajiv Narayanan

Mr Rajiv Narayanan

Major General Retired

Commissioned in Dec 1978 in the Poona Horse, Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan retired after over 37 years of distinguished service on 29th Feb 2016. An Alumni of DSSC Wellington and DSCSC Mirpur, Dhaka, during his service he commanded 16th Light Cavalry (one of the oldest Cavalry unit of India), 1stArmoured Brigade and 2 Mountain Division. An expert in mechanized and mountain warfare, he has seenservice along India’sboth Western and Northern Borders. Known within the Army fraternity as a cerebral General, he is an avid follower of International Relations &Geo-Politics for over two decades and also an avid China watcher since 1999.

He has had the opportunity to serve as the Defence Attaché in the Embassy of India Dushanbe, Tajikistan during the turbulent period post 9/11 from Oct 2003 to Mar 2007and as the Additional Director General of Military Operations (B) for the last three years of his service.

His areas of interest areas include China, South and Central Asia, Indo -Pacific Region, and Future World Order& Regional Multilateralism. He has a large number of articles and papers published in Indian Journals and magazines (including web editions).



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