Vinod G. Khandare
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Vinod G. Khandare | |
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| Born | Chhindwara |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | September 1979 – January 2018 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-37555Y |
| Unit | Garhwal Rifles |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal |
Lieutenant General Vinod G. Khandare (born 6 January 1958) PVSM, AVSM, SM is a retired officer from Indian Army. He served as the Director General of the Defence Intelligence Agency[1] from November 2015 to January 2018[2]. He was succeeded by Lieutenant General Amarjeet Singh Bedi.
He is presently the Military Advisor on the National Security Council Secretariat.[3]
Early Life and Education
Khandare was born in Chhindwara (MP). Since his father was in Indian Postal Service, his schooling and University education was spread all over the country. He is an alumnus of Indore Christian College and Officers Training Academy Chennai. He did Masters in Defence Science from University of Madras and Master of Philosophy from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Indore.
Career
Khandare was commissioned into Garhwal Rifles on 1 September 1979. He has served the motherland in Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram and two overseas tenures as UN peacekeeping mission in El Salvador in Central America and chief instructor in Kingdom of Lesotho. He has commanded an infantry battalion along the volatile Line of Control during the Kargil Conflict of 1999 and 19th Infantry Division (India) in Kashmir Valley. He commanded a Brigade with operational role on Northern Borders. He served in Kashmir Valley in 2010-11 as Deputy GOC in a CI Force. He has served as instructor on weapons at Infantry School Mhow and as Directing Staff at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. His final appointment was as Director General Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), India from 2015 to 2018.
He was appointed as Military Advisor to NSCS.
Honours and Decorations
During 38 years of his career, he has won a gallantry award (Sena Medal) for counter insurgency operation in J&K. He has also been awarded a Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017[4] and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2015[5] [6]for his distinguished service as DG DIA and as GOC on the LC.
References
- ^ https://www.indembassyhanoi.gov.in/event_detail/?eventid=5
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/india-handled-doklam-stand-off-better-ex-chief-of-defence-intel/articleshow/65546395.cms
- ^ https://www.sakaltimes.com/pune/lt-gen-khandare-appointed-advisor-nscs-26248
- ^ https://ibgnews.com/indian-gallantry-awards-declared-398-republic-day-gallantry-and-other-defence-decorations-announced/
- ^ http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2015/apr01-15/h1.htm
- ^ https://www.netindian.in/news/national/374-defence-personnel-decorated-ashok-chakra-posthumously-neeraj-kumar-sing
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