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	An [[alumnus]] of the ~~prestigious~~ [[Indian Military Academy]] in [[Dehradun]], the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]], Lt Gen Dhillon was commissioned to the Grenadiers regiment in 1968. He attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington, senior and higher command courses at the [[Army War College, Mhow]], and also the [[National Defence College (India)\|National Defence College]] in [[New Delhi]]. In May 2008 he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] by the President of India.<ref>''Press Release''. [http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=38831 President confers gallantry and distinguished service Awards] Press Information Bureau, Government of India. May 14, 2008. Retrieved on October 6, 2008.</ref>		An [[alumnus]] of the [[Indian Military Academy]] in [[Dehradun]], the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]], Lt Gen Dhillon was commissioned to the Grenadiers regiment in 1968. He attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington, senior and higher command courses at the [[Army War College, Mhow]], and also the [[National Defence College (India)\|National Defence College]] in [[New Delhi]]. In May 2008 he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] by the President of India.<ref>''Press Release''. [http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=38831 President confers gallantry and distinguished service Awards] Press Information Bureau, Government of India. May 14, 2008. Retrieved on October 6, 2008.</ref>

	==BBC interview with General Dhillon==		==BBC interview with General Dhillon==
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	\|~~<center>~~[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[Samanya Seva Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[Paschimi Star]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Paschimi Star]]
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'''Lieutenant General Sarabjit Singh Dhillon''' was a senior general of the Indian Army, he was the commander of [[15 Corps (India)|15 Corps]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in 2005, and also the Master General of the Ordnance of the Indian Army. He was one of the most respected Generals served in the [[Indian Army]], and it is widely believed that he will be a future [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff of India]]. He is a [[veteran]] of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] and has held several important command and staff appointments at various levels of his career.

An [[alumnus]] of the prestigious [[Indian Military Academy]] in [[Dehradun]], the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], Lt Gen Dhillon was commissioned to the Grenadiers regiment in 1968. He attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington, senior and higher command courses at the [[Army War College, Mhow]], and also the [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]] in [[New Delhi]]. In May 2008 he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] by the President of India.<ref>''Press Release''. [http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=38831 President confers gallantry and distinguished service Awards] Press Information Bureau, Government of India. May 14, 2008. Retrieved on October 6, 2008.</ref>

==BBC interview with General Dhillon==
In an interview with the BBC General Dhillon stated, in 2005, that there had been more infiltration attempts made across the [[Line of Control]] (LoC) in Kashmir.<ref name=BBC_1>Hussain, A. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4742757.stm Pakistan 'failing on insurgents'] ''BBC News''. August 3, 2005. Retrieved on October 6, 2008.</ref> Furthermore, "Gen Dhillon said the {{convert|740|km|mi|abbr=on}} fence built by India to prevent infiltration had been a big help but said it was 'not an obstacle that no one can cross'."<ref name = BBC_1/>

==Military awards==
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|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Paschimi Star Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
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|<center>[[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Samanya Seva Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Paschimi Star]]</center>
|-
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sangram Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Parakram Medal]]</center>
|-
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]</center>
|-
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|25th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
|-
|}</center>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1052282 Interview with General Singh-Dhillon on Kashmir]
*[http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun192005/national155802005618.asp Article on General Singh-Dhillon]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060515162558/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/27/stories/2005072716621300.htm Article 2 on General Singh-Dhillon]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4742757.stm Article 3 on General Singh-Dhillon]

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