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	[[Air commodore (India)\|Air Commodore]] '''Jasjit Singh''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra\|VrC]], [[Vayusena Medal\|VM]] (8 July 1934~~ – 4 August 2013~~) was an Indian military officer, writer, [[military strategist]], and [[air commodore]] in the [[Indian Air Force]]. He retired as Director of Operations of the Air Force but remained head of the [[Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses]] (1987-2001). He was founder-director of the Centre for Air Power Studies, based in Delhi. He was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref name=toi/>		[[Air commodore (India)\|Air Commodore]] '''Jasjit Singh''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra\|VrC]], [[Vayusena Medal\|VM]] (born 8 July 1934) was an Indian military officer, writer, [[military strategist]], and [[air commodore]] in the [[Indian Air Force]]. He retired as Director of Operations of the Air Force but remained head of the [[Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses]] (1987-2001). He was founder-director of the Centre for Air Power Studies, based in Delhi. He was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref name=toi/>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	==Works==		==Works==
	[[File:The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Bhushan to Air Commodore Jasjit Singh, at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on March 29, 2006.jpg\|thumb\|The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Bhushan to Air Commodore Jasjit Singh, at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on 29 March 2006]]		[[File:The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Bhushan to Air Commodore Jasjit Singh, at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on March 29, 2006.jpg\|thumb\|The President, [[Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]] presenting [[Padma Bhushan]] to Air Commodore Jasjit Singh, at investiture ceremony in [[New Delhi]] on 29 March 2006]]
	* {{cite book\|author=Jasjit Singh\|title=AWACS, the new destabiliser\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aqtIAAAAMAAJ\|year=1987\|publisher=Lancer Press\|isbn=978-81-85096-01-8}}		* {{cite book\|author=Jasjit Singh\|title=AWACS, the new destabiliser\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aqtIAAAAMAAJ\|year=1987\|publisher=Lancer Press\|isbn=978-81-85096-01-8}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Jasjit Singh\|title=Air Power in Modern Warfare\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-jnCkHkkNn0C\|year=1988\|publisher=Lancer Publishers\|isbn=978-81-7062-047-1}}		* {{cite book\|author=Jasjit Singh\|title=Air Power in Modern Warfare\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-jnCkHkkNn0C\|year=1988\|publisher=Lancer Publishers\|isbn=978-81-7062-047-1}}

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[[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]] '''Jasjit Singh''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Vayusena Medal|VM]] (8 July 1934 – 4 August 2013) was an Indian military officer, writer, [[military strategist]], and [[air commodore]] in the [[Indian Air Force]]. He retired as Director of Operations of the Air Force but remained head of the [[Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses]] (1987-2001). He was founder-director of the Centre for Air Power Studies, based in Delhi. He was awarded the [[Vir Chakra]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref name=toi/>

==Biography==
Singh was born on 8 July 1934<ref>{{cite web| title = Strategic thinker Jasjit Singh passes away|publisher= DNA India|url= http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1869842/report-strategic-thinker-jasjit-singh-passes-away |date=4 Aug 2013 | access-date = 2013-08-08}}</ref> He founded the Air Force [[think tank]], [[Centre for Air Power Studies (India)|Centre for Air Power Studies]], and also remained longest continuously serving director of [[Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses]] (IDSA) from 1987 to 2001.<ref name=toi>{{cite news | title = PM condoles Air Commodore Jasjit Singh's death, calls him inspirational military leader| url = https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/pm-condoles-jasjit-singh-s-death-calls-him-inspirational-military-leader-113080500428_1.html |date= 5 August 2013| access-date = 9 July 2020 | newspaper = Business Standard | agency=IANS }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Former Directors of IDSA
| url = http://www.idsa.in/formerdirectors | access-date = 2013-08-08|publisher= Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses}}</ref>

In 2006, he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by Government of India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-10 }}</ref>

==Works==
[[File:The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Bhushan to Air Commodore Jasjit Singh, at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on March 29, 2006.jpg|thumb|The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Bhushan to Air Commodore Jasjit Singh, at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on 29 March 2006]]
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=AWACS, the new destabiliser|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aqtIAAAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Lancer Press|isbn=978-81-85096-01-8}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Air Power in Modern Warfare|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-jnCkHkkNn0C|year=1988|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-81-7062-047-1}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Developments In Asia-Pacific Region|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mMyOAAAAMAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Lancer International|isbn=978-81-7062-079-2}}
* {{cite book|author1=Jasjit Singh|author2=Vatroslav Vekarić|title=Non-provocative Defence: The Search for Equal Security|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vh4vqSVT94QC&pg=PA25|year=1989|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-81-7062-080-8}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=India and Pakistan: Crisis of Relationship|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eWEkDNZhojEC&pg=PA100|year=1990|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-81-7062-118-8}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Superpower detente and future of Afghanistan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HgNuAAAAMAAJ|year= 1990|publisher=Published by Patriot Publishers on behalf of Indian Centre for Regional Affairs|isbn=978-81-7050-119-0}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Asian Security: Old Paradigms and New Challenges|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_RtaQuRvgD4C&pg=PA97|year=1991|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-81-7062-114-0}}
* {{cite book|author1=Jasjit Singh|author2=Thomas Bernauer|title=Security of Third World countries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vHXfAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Dartmouth}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Bridges across the Indian Ocean|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=woDjAAAAMAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Nuclear India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m23fAAAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Knowledge World|isbn=978-81-86019-11-5}}
*{{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Kargil 1999: Pakistan's Fourth War for Kashmir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XBFuAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Knowledge World|isbn=978-81-86019-22-1}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=India's Defence Spending: Assessing Future Needs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z3jfAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Knowledge World|isbn=978-81-86019-25-2}}
* {{cite book|author1=Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema|author2=Jasjit Singh|title=Defence Expenditure in South Asia: An Overview|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q2rfAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Regional Centre for Strategic Studies|isbn=978-955-8051-11-5}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Reshaping Asian Security|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-GffAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Knowledge World|isbn=978-81-87966-03-6}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Air Power and Joint Operations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aIHfAAAAMAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Knowledge World|isbn=978-81-87966-17-3}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Innovation and knowledge diffusion in the global economy: a thesis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CNW0AAAAIAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Harvard University}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Defence from the Skies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HKDfAAAAMAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Knowledge World|isbn=978-81-87966-51-7}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Military Leadership for Tomorrow|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ngIqQQAACAAJ|year=2009|publisher=KW Publishers Pvt Limited|isbn=978-81-87966-58-6}}
* {{cite book|author=Jasjit Singh|title=Bharatiya Parmanu Shastra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mB5prdMO0jYC|year=2009|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7315-289-4}}
* {{cite book|author1=Jasjit Singh|author2=Centre for Air Power Studies (New Delhi, India)|title=Essays on China|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NJZ-MwEACAAJ|year=2012|publisher=KW Publishers|isbn=978-93-81904-23-7}}

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