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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Om Prakash Malhotra was born on 6 August 1922 in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[British India]], into a [[Punjabi Hindu]] [[Khatri#Hindu Khatris\|Khatri]] family of the [[Malhotra]] clan, within the [[Dhai Ghar]] family-group. Malhotra received his schooling first at Model High School, Srinagar, and then at [[Sri Pratap College\|Sri Pratap College, Srinagar]]. He then attended [[Government College University, Lahore]], before being selected to join the [[Indian Military Academy\|Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dera Doon]].{{citation needed\|date=February ~~2022~~}}		Om Prakash Malhotra was born on 6 August 1922 in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[British India]], into a [[Punjabi Hindu]] [[Khatri#Hindu Khatris\|Khatri]] family of the [[Malhotra]] clan, within the [[Dhai Ghar]] family-group. Malhotra received his schooling first at Model High School, Srinagar, and then at [[Sri Pratap College\|Sri Pratap College, Srinagar]]. He then attended [[Government College University, Lahore]], before being selected to join the [[Indian Military Academy\|Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dera Doon]].{{citation needed\|date=February 2017}}

	==Military career==		==Military career==
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	==Ambassador to Indonesia and Governor of Punjab==		==Ambassador to Indonesia and Governor of Punjab==
	After retiring from the Indian Army on 31 May 1981, Malhotra served as the Ambassador of India to Indonesia from 1981 to 1984. During 1990-1991, he was the Governor of the Indian State of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/19/world/punjabis-caught-between-sikh-rebels-and-new-delhi-fear-a-showdown.html\|title=Punjabis, Caught Between Sikh Rebels and New Delhi, Fear a Showdown\|last=Crossette\|first=Barbara \|date=19 December 1990\|work=The New York Times\|page=3\|access-date=24 September ~~2022~~}}</ref> when militancy in that state was at its height. Malhotra resigned from his post in protest when planned elections in the state were deferred by the [[National Election Commission]] without notice.<ref>(2008) Grewal, J.S. The Cambridge History of India: The Sikhs of Punjab, pg. 287, Cambridge University Press, http://www.vidhia.com/Historical%20and%20Political/The_Sikhs_of_Punjab.pdf {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028014127/http://www.vidhia.com/Historical%20and%20Political/The_Sikhs_of_Punjab.pdf \|date=28 October 2013 }}</ref> Upon the postponement of the elections he said that "I have been through three Wars, I have been a General in the Wars, but I have never felt as defeated as I feel today after this announcement by the Election Commission that the Elections have been postponed."<ref>http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/0712079101.htm {{Bare URL inline\|date=August 2022}}</ref>		After retiring from the Indian Army on 31 May 1981, Malhotra served as the Ambassador of India to Indonesia from 1981 to 1984. During 1990-1991, he was the Governor of the Indian State of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/19/world/punjabis-caught-between-sikh-rebels-and-new-delhi-fear-a-showdown.html\|title=Punjabis, Caught Between Sikh Rebels and New Delhi, Fear a Showdown\|last=Crossette\|first=Barbara \|date=19 December 1990\|work=The New York Times\|page=3\|access-date=24 September 2011}}</ref> when militancy in that state was at its height. Malhotra resigned from his post in protest when planned elections in the state were deferred by the [[National Election Commission]] without notice.<ref>(2008) Grewal, J.S. The Cambridge History of India: The Sikhs of Punjab, pg. 287, Cambridge University Press, http://www.vidhia.com/Historical%20and%20Political/The_Sikhs_of_Punjab.pdf {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028014127/http://www.vidhia.com/Historical%20and%20Political/The_Sikhs_of_Punjab.pdf \|date=28 October 2013 }}</ref> Upon the postponement of the elections he said that "I have been through three Wars, I have been a General in the Wars, but I have never felt as defeated as I feel today after this announcement by the Election Commission that the Elections have been postponed."<ref>http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/0712079101.htm {{Bare URL inline\|date=August 2022}}</ref>

	==Post-retirement==		==Post-retirement==
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Malhotra was married to Saroj, with whom he had two children. His son, [[Ajai Malhotra]], was Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation from 2011 - 2013.{{citation needed\|date=February ~~2022~~}}		Malhotra was married to Saroj, with whom he had two children. His son, [[Ajai Malhotra]], was Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation from 2011 - 2013.{{citation needed\|date=February 2017}}

	==Death==		==Death==
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[[General (India)|General]] '''Om Prakash Malhotra''', [[PVSM]] (6 August 1922 – 29 December 2015), best known as '''OP Malhotra''', was a senior [[Army Officer|army officer]] in the [[Indian Army]] who served as the 10th [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army]] from 1978{{snd}}1981. Upon retiring from his military service in India, he served in the [[Indian Foreign Service]] when he tenured as the [[List of diplomatic missions of India|Indian Ambassador]] to [[Indonesia]] 1981-1984, and later served as a political administrator in India as the [[List of Governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] and [[Administrator of Chandigarh]] 1990-1991.

==Early life==
Malhotra was born in [[Srinagar]], [[Kashmir]], on 6 August 1922 and received his schooling first at Model High School, Srinagar, and then at Sri Pratap College, Srinagar. He then attended [[Government College University, Lahore|Government College, Lahore]], before being selected to join the [[Indian Military Academy|Indian Military Academy, Dehradun]].{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}

==Military career==
He was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] as a [[Second Lieutenant]] in November 1941. His first assignment was with 26 (Jacobs) Mountain Battery in [[Razmak]], [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier Province]]. He was later assigned to 15 (Jhelum) Mountain Battery which, as part of the [[50th Parachute Brigade (India)|50th Parachute Brigade]], fought against the Japanese during the [[Second World War]] on the Burmese front. He distinguished himself as a young officer in the [[Battle of Sangshak]] where he was wounded in action.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Seaman|first1=Harry|title=The Battle At Sangshak: Prelude to Kohim|date=1989|publisher=Leo Cooper|pages=130, 132|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S8yXAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA130|isbn=9780850527209}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Graham|first1=Brigadier General C. A. L.|title=The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery|date=1957|publisher=Gale & Polden|pages=352, 353|url=https://archive.org/stream/IndianMountainArtillery/mountainartillery_djvu.txt}}</ref> He later became Second-in-Command of 13 (Dardoni) Mountain Battery.

Malhotra became an instructor at the School of Artillery in Deolali, and in 1946 attended the Long Gunnery Staff Course at the [[Royal School of Artillery]] in [[Larkhill]], United Kingdom. He commanded artillery regiments across India between November 1950 and July 1961 including [[71st Coorg Rifles|37 Coorg Anti Tank Regiment]], 20 Locating Regiment<ref>{{cite web|title=20 Surveillance and Target Acquisition|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2007/aug15-07/h10.htm|website=Sainik Samachar}}</ref> and 42 Field Regiment. In between he served at Army HQ, New Delhi, did the Defense Services Staff College course at Wellington and was later an instructor at the Defense Services Staff College, Wellington. He was then posted from 1962-1965 as the Military and Naval [[Attaché]] of India to the [[USSR]], concurrently accredited to [[Poland]] and [[Hungary]], holding the local rank of brigadier in the role.<ref name="brig_local"/>

Upon return from Moscow in August 1965, Malhotra commanded 1 Artillery Brigade, part of 1 Armoured Division and fought in [[Sialkot|Sialkot Sector]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Praval|first1=Major KC|title=Indian Army After Independence|date=2013|publisher=Lancer|page=548|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DdxDcxj_wn4C&pg=RA1-PT587|isbn=9781935501619}}</ref> After the ceasefire with Pakistan he commanded 167 Mountain Brigade at [[Sela Pass]], [[Tawang District]], [[North-East Frontier Agency]]. He was promoted to acting [[Major General]] in September 1967 and commanded [[36th Infantry Division (India)|36 Infantry Division]] in Saugor for two years, with a promotion to substantive major-general on 28 February 1968.<ref name="maj_gen"/> From 29 September 1969 till May 1972 he was Chief of Staff, [[IV Corps (India)|IV Corps]], in [[Tezpur]] during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1095 |date=8 November 1969 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He played a crucial role during the Battle of Sialkot during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] where, "the thrust by the 1 Artillery Brigade under his command forced Pakistan to thin forces from its main attack column that had overrun Khemkaran and was making a bid to drive a wedge through the heart of Punjab."<ref>http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/led-from-front-even-as-punjab-governor/177026.html</ref> Subsequently, he was promoted to acting lieutenant-general on 29 May 1972 (substantive from 15 October) and given command of [[XI Corps (India)|XI Corps]] in [[Jalandhar]], which he commanded for two years.<ref name="act_lt_gen">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=95 |date=27 January 1973|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1973/O-1283-1973-0004-57168.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He was later the GOC-in-C [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] located at [[Pune]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army |url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PTC2C.aspx?MnId=Sn64TXOZSvuLKO0MAkAhlQ==&ParentID=TYX3lHqlEiX3086VVhrQpQ== |website=www.indianarmy.nic.in}}</ref>

In 1976, Malhotra was awarded the [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]] for "service of the most exceptional order". He was Vice Chief of Army Staff before taking over as [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]] of the Indian Army on 31 May 1978 and serving in that post for three years. He was an Honorary Senior Colonel Commandant of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army and also an Honorary General of the [[Nepalese Army]].

==Ambassador to Indonesia and Governor of Punjab==
After retiring from the Indian Army on 31 May 1981, Malhotra served as the Ambassador of India to Indonesia from 1981-1984. During 1990-1991, he was the Governor of the Indian State of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/19/world/punjabis-caught-between-sikh-rebels-and-new-delhi-fear-a-showdown.html|title=Punjabis, Caught Between Sikh Rebels and New Delhi, Fear a Showdown|last=Crossette|first=Barbara |date=19 December 1990|work=The New York Times|page=3|access-date=24 September 2011}}</ref> when militancy in that state was at its height. Malhotra resigned from his post in protest when planned elections in the state were deferred by the [[National Election Commission]] without notice.<ref>(2008) Grewal, J.S. The Cambridge History of India: The Sikhs of Punjab, pg. 287, Cambridge University Press, http://www.vidhia.com/Historical%20and%20Political/The_Sikhs_of_Punjab.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028014127/http://www.vidhia.com/Historical%20and%20Political/The_Sikhs_of_Punjab.pdf |date=28 October 2013 }}</ref> Upon the postponement of the elections he said that "I have been through three Wars, I have been a General in the Wars, but I have never felt as defeated as I feel today after this announcement by the Election Commission that the Elections have been postponed."<ref>http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/0712079101.htm</ref>

==Post-retirement==
A keen sportsman, Malhotra was the Founder President of the Asian Equestrian Federation in 1978.<ref>http://asianef.org/aboutaef/aboutaef/</ref> He was also the President of the [[Delhi Golf Club]], New Delhi from 1979 - 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delhigolfclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28 |title=Founder Members, Past Presidents & Captains |publisher=Delhigolfclub.org |access-date=2017-02-16}}</ref>

He served for nine years as the President of the [[Equestrian Federation of India]] a post which he took on while serving as Chief of Army Staff and continued in post-retirement.<ref name="efinf.org">http://efinf.org/tent_pegging.html</ref> He was responsible for the revival of the cavalry sport of [[Tent Pegging]] in India and across Asia, as an equestrian sport.<ref name="efinf.org"/> After a demonstration of the sport in New Delhi to HRH [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], the serving President of [[International Federation for Equestrian Sports]], approval was granted for its inclusion as an equestrian sport under regional governance which led to its inclusion in the [[Asian Games]] from 1981 onwards.<ref>http://www.efinf.org/tent_pegging.html</ref>

Malhotra was a Founder Trustee of the Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080406191305/http://www.nticva.org/trustees.html]</ref> and served as the President of India's largest [[NGO]], the "National Association for the Blind" in New Delhi. He was the Chairperson of the National Association for the Blind Centre For Blind Women & Disability Studies.<ref>http://nabcentreforwomen.org/our-profile/about-us/committees/</ref> He was an active member of [[Kiwanis]] Club of New Delhi, patron of the All India Federation of The Deaf,<ref>http://www.aifdeaf.in/committee.htm{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and a Trustee of the Delhi Cheshire Homes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cheshirehomesindiadelhiunit.com/members.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909025624/http://cheshirehomesindiadelhiunit.com/members.html |archive-date=9 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition, Malhotra was also the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of two charitable organisations [[Shiksha (NGO)|Shiksha]] and Chikitsa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nehrutrustvam.or/om-prakash-malhotra |title=Trustees of the NTICVA General Om Prakash Malhotra PVSM |work=Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria and Albert Mission |publisher=Nehru Trust |access-date=2015-12-29 }}</rg/trusteesef></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guidestarindia.org/Summary.aspx?CCReg=6470 |title=Org Summary |work=Guide Star India |access-date=2015-12-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://chikitsatrust.org/board-of-trustees/ |title=Board of Trustees |publisher=[[Chikitsa]] |access-date=2015-12-29 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Malhotra was married to Saroj, with whom he had two children. His son, [[Ajai Malhotra]], was Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation from 2011 - 2013.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}

==Death==
Malhotra died at his home in Gurugram due to complications of old age on 29 December 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/former-coas-gen-o-p-malhotra-passes-away-115122900759_1.html|title=Former COAS Gen. O P Malhotra passes away|last=ANI|date=29 December 2015|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-01-19}}</ref> On 31 December 2015 his funeral was held with full military honours at Brar Square.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=134065|title=COAS pays Tribute to Former COAS Gen Om Prakash Malhotra|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-01-19}}</ref> As former Chief of Army Staff from the Regiment of Artillery his body was carried to the funeral on an artillery gun carriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2016/jan16-16/h6.htm|title=h6|website=www.sainiksamachar.nic.in|access-date=2017-01-19}}</ref>

==Honours and awards==
* 1976: [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]] for "service of the most exceptional order".
* 1977: Honorary Senior Colonel Commandant of the Regiment of Artillery.
* 1980: Honorary General of the Nepalese Army.
* 1994: conferred the Degree of [[Doctor of Letters]] Honoris Causa by [[University of Jammu]]

==Dates of rank==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-1a.svg|35px]] || [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries|Second Lieutenant]] || [[British Indian Army]] || 9 November 1941 (emergency)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_47">{{cite book|pages=249A|title=Indian Army List (Special Edition) 1947|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1947}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-1b.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] || British Indian Army || 1 October 1942 (war-substantive)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_47"/> 27 October 1945 (substantive; regular commission)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_47"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-2.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] || British Indian Army || 3 January 1944 (acting)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_47"/> 4 January 1944 (temporary)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_47"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-3.svg|35px]] || [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] ||British Indian Army || 4 January 1944 (acting)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_47"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-1b.svg|35px]] || Lieutenant || [[Indian Army]] || 15 August 1947<ref name="insignia" group="note">Upon independence in 1947, India became a [[Dominion of India|Dominion]] within the British [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. As a result, the rank insignia of the [[British Army]], incorporating the [[Tudor Crown]] and four-pointed [[Order of the Bath|Bath Star]] ("pip"), was retained, as [[George VI of the United Kingdom|George VI]] remained Commander-in-Chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. After 26 January 1950, when India became a [[Republic of India|republic]], the [[President of India]] became Commander-in-Chief, and the [[Lion Capital of Asoka|Ashoka Lion]] replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."</ref><ref name="insignia_designs"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-2.svg|35px]] || Captain || Indian Army || 22 April 1948<ref name="captain">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=193 |date=6 September 1952|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1952/O-2278-1952-0036-105746.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref name="insignia" group="note">Upon independence in 1947, India became a [[Dominion of India|Dominion]] within the British [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. As a result, the rank insignia of the [[British Army]], incorporating the [[Tudor Crown]] and four-pointed [[Order of the Bath|Bath Star]] ("pip"), was retained, as [[George VI of the United Kingdom|George VI]] remained Commander-in-Chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. After 26 January 1950, when India became a [[Republic of India|republic]], the [[President of India]] became Commander-in-Chief, and the [[Lion Capital of Asoka|Ashoka Lion]] replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."</ref><ref name="insignia_designs"/>
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|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || Captain || Indian Army || 26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia)<ref name="insignia_designs">{{cite web|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=227 |date=11 February 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 22 April 1955<ref name="maj">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=127 |date=23 June 1956|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1956/O-2166-1956-0025-98863.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 22 April 1958<ref name="lt_col">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=217 |date=27 August 1960|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1960/O-1947-1960-0035-87643.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 13 October 1964<ref name="col">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=583 |date=13 November 1965|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1965/O-1728-1965-0046-78951.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 22 March 1963 (local)<ref name="brig_local">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=140 |date=27 April 1963|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1963/O-1839-1963-0017-83440.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> 26 May 1965 (substantive)<ref name="brig">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=211 |date=2 April 1966|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1966/O-1663-1966-0014-75835.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 22 August 1967 (acting)<ref>{{cite web|title=Army Appointments/Promotions|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1967-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1967-08-22_057.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 August 1967|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> 28 February 1968<ref name="maj_gen">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=369 |date=4 May 1968|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1968/O-1536-1968-0018-68854.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army ||29 May 1972 (acting)<ref name="act_lt_gen"/> 15 October 1972 (substantive)<ref name="lt_gen">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=187 |date=10 February 1973|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1973/O-1283-1973-0006-57170.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[General (India)|General]] (COAS) || Indian Army || 1 June 1978<ref name="COAS">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=714 |date=22 July 1978|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1978/O-1094-1978-0029-48195.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indianarmy.nic.in/ The Official Website of the Indian Army]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061024184539/http://www.defenceindia.com/defenceind/indian_army_chief.html A List of All Former Chiefs of the Indian Army]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071204210430/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Army-Chiefs/Chiefs-Army13.html]

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