Veteran Lt Gen
Kamal Davar
PVSM AVSM

Distinguished Visiting Fellow

BIO

Lt General Kamal Davar retired from the Indian Army in 2004 after a most distinguished service spanning four decades. He has held coveted command, staff and instructional appointments both in India and abroad. A renowned operational soldier, the General has served in all theatres of operations in India and was also wounded in action in the 1965 operations. His last appointment at Army HQ, for which he was especially selected by the Government, was as the first Chief of The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and Deputy Chief of the Integrated Defense Staff.
The General is an MSc in Defense Studies from Madras University and holds a Doctorate in Security Studies from Meerut University. He has been a Corps Commander responsible for the defense of the Punjab sector besides being the first Armoured Corps officer to have commanded the entire Ladakh sector. He writes regularly for journals and major newspapers.