General’s Jottings: National Security, Conflicts & Strategies

General's Jottings: National Security, Conflicts & Strategies

General’s Jottings is your guide to national security and the ‘strategic’ domain. No longer a domain reserved for soldiers, national security now entails a ‘whole of nation’ approach—it includes you and affects you. Everyone has to be a ‘Nagrik Yodha’ (Citizen Warrior) in the mode of a vigilant or ‘Jagruk Hindustani’.

These jottings were first written as newspaper columns and articles. This book weaves them thematically, highlights important issues, updates latest developments, and flags key takeaway points.

The book’s approach is geocentric, which is used as the prefix, making it geopolitical and geoeconomic within the ambit of geostrategic. It will be an invaluable companion for the professional and amateur alike.

About the Author

Lieutenant General (Dr) KJ Singh, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, is a self-made soldiers’ general. Having commanded the Army’s Western Command and the Sikkim Corps, besides an armoured division, he has also managed the counter-terrorism (CT) grid in J&K, Punjab, Nagaland, Manipur, South Assam, and Arunachal. He was part of UN peacebuilding operations in Angola, and manned key capability building and HR desks in Army HQ.

General Singh was awarded the COAS and Eastern Army Commander's Commendation for CT operations and the UN Force Commanders Citation for bravery.

As a scholar-warrior, he was conferred the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Chair at Panjab University, Chandigarh. Currently serving as an Honorary Professor there and as Professor of Practice at Chandigarh University, he is a regular columnist and commentator on national security.

After re-attirement, he also had a stint as Advisor to Haryana’s Chief Minister and as Haryana’s Information Commissioner. Currently, he heads the Education Committee of the UT Advisory Council in Chandigarh.