Lt Gen Karanbir Singh Brar (Retd.)

The General Officer with a career spanning almost four decades has rich experience serving in all terrains and operational areas with tenures in J&K, Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Rajasthan, and Kutch and has served twice in UN Missions in Congo & South Sudan as Sector Commander commanding international troops, both of which were high-risk missions. He has led a UN peacekeeping delegation in Dhaka. As GOC of a Division, he led a Battle Group to an SCO Exercise in Russia on Air Land Battle in 2019. He was also a member of the Emergency Procurement Team that traveled to Russia following the Uri attacks. And was also part of Trial Team of first  T-72 in the Ladakh sector in 1987.He was part of the team for the inception of the Army Design Bureau (ADB). As Director General Armoured Corps, he was instrumental in initiating numerous projects and its fruition to include Light Tanks, Swarm Drones, etc. As GOC Dakshin Bharat Area - Many Disaster Relief operations have been executed under his charter—Wayanad Landslides, Cyclone MICHAUNG, Cyclone FENGAL, etc. The General Officer has excelled in all courses of instruction, including DSSC, Higher Air Command Course & NDC, and two Master of Philosophies to his credit and has done three computer courses and is now pursuing a PhD. He has been awarded the highest Presidential Award for Distinguished Service, PVSM (Param Vishisht Sewa Medal) and AVSM (Ati Vishisht Sewa Medal), and also the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Twice and the GOC-in-C Eastern Command Commendation Twice.