Col NN Bhatia (Retd)
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Col NN Bhatia (Retd), besides being a combat military veteran is perhaps the only freelance consultant in Industrial Security. He has audited large numbers of core strategic industries in both private and public sectors such as Aeronautics, Airports, Banks, Defence, DRDOs, Mints, Nuclear Energy, Oil, Power, Ports, Prasar Bharti (AIR & Doordarshan Kendras) Railways, Refineries, Space, Ship Building, Telecom & various vital Research Centres & Laboratories and conducted numerous Industrial Security & Disaster Management Training Programs, Seminars, Workshops & Exhibitions & interacted with numerous Ministries, Departments & NGOs and undertaken Industrial Security Audits, Reviews, Training & Advice in Disaster Management & handling of IEDs & Explosives.He has vast experience in the management of the Human Resources, Training & Development, Liaison, Fire Fighting, Logistics, Equipment & Material Management, Strategic Decision-Making Process, clearance of Maps & Aerial Photography (GIS), Explosives handling, Industrial Security & Disaster Management. He is physically, mentally and attitudinally sound having good communication skills to undertake Industrial Security Consultancy, IED handling, Coordination & Liaison Assignments to add to the productivity of the Organisation. He can also organise discreet customised intelligence gathering & surveillance operations on a turnkey basis for his clients.He is a prolific writer written numerous articles on industrial security, national and geostrategic security issues and 5 books- KUMAONI Nostalgia, Industrial and Infrastructure Security in 2 volumes, Soldier Mountaineer (biography of international mountaineer Col Narender Kumar 'Bull' and Reminiscing Battle of Rezang La.*Views are personal.
My encounters with two Indian Marshals, Manekshaw and Arjan Singh
We have had three five-star Marshals- the late Field Marshal KM Cariappa, known as an Officer and a Gentleman; late Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw,...
Lest We Forget – Nostalgic Anecdotes & Platinum Jubilee and Rezang La Day Celebrations – 13 Kumaon
While I was commissioned in my Paltan over 60 years back, I shared many significant commonalities and anecdotes with my Battalion. We both were...
Lessons for Uttarkashi Tunnel – From The Extraordinary Chilean Miners Rescue Mission That Captivated the World
India's 41 workers are trapped in the Uttarkashi tunnel. I'm writing about 33 miners who were trapped in a gold mine in Chile for...
Warrior, Scholar, and Gentleman: Late Major Prem Nath Bhatia’s Legacy in the KUMAON Regiment
Modern, well-educated, liberal, and of moderate financial means, my parents were profoundly impacted by the Arya Samaj movement in the undivided Punjab. On December...
Ranikhet Reunion 2023: A Mix of Tradition, Friendship, and Modern Changes
I first time visited Ranikhet in 1958, as my late brother Capt PN Bhatia (later Maj and VrC of 1962 Sino-Indian War) was posted...
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Why Cheap Drones, RPGs, and Pickups Are Challenging the World’s Most Advanced Armies
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