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Air Commodore Jasjit Singh
Air Commodore Jasjit Singh, AVSM, VrC, VM (retd), awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2006 for a life-time’s contribution to national defence and security as the country’s leading strateg...ver maisAir Commodore Jasjit Singh, AVSM, VrC, VM (retd), awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2006 for a life-time’s contribution to national defence and security as the country’s leading strategic expert, is currently the Director General, Centre for Air Power Studies in New Delhi. He earlier headed the country’s premier think-tank, the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) for 14 years till 2001. He has authored and edited a large number of books. He is the author and editor-contributor, among others, of Air Power in Modern Warfare (1985); Nuclear India (1998); India’s Defence Spending (2001); The ICON: Biography of Marshal of the IAF Arjan Singh DFC (2007); Defence from the Skies (2007); Indian Aircraft Industry (2011);; and India’s National Security (2012). He is a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, Fellow of Aeronautical Society of India, and member of Editorial Boards of many journals, and has lectured in universities, defence and war colleges in India and abroad, and participated in numerous international conferences abroad. He is on the governing council of ICWA, ICSSR, etc. and Adjunct Professor at Manipal University.ver menos