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	'''Technical Support Division''' ('''TSD''') was an Indian ~~military intelligence~~ unit formed in 2010 under the then [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)\|Chief of Army Staff]] General [[V. K. Singh\|V K Singh]]. After the functioning of the TSD was questioned for falling prey to politics, including politics between the three military chiefs, among other things, it was disbanded in 2012 following the retirement of General V K Singh.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=11 July 2018\|title=Pathankot attack: Technical Support Division fell to politics, says Manohar Parrikar\|work=The Economic Times\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pathankot-attack-technical-support-division-fell-to-politics-says-manohar-parrikar/articleshow/51433896.cms?from=mdr\|access-date=2020-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Joseph\|first=Josy\|author-link=Josy Joseph\|date=24 September 2013\|title=Secret military intelligence unit ran 8 covert operations abroad?\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Secret-military-intelligence-unit-ran-8-covert-operations-abroad/articleshow/22955169.cms\|access-date=2020-10-17\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Chhina\|first=Man Aman Singh\|date=2019-11-06\|title=Ex-commanding officer of TSD opts for premature retirement\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ex-commanding-officer-of-tsd-opts-for-premature-retirement-6105224/\|access-date=2020-10-17\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|date=2015-09-23\|title=Living down a covert unit\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-on-technical-support-division-documents-living-down-a-covert-unit/article7678264.ece\|access-date=2020-10-17\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		'''Technical Support Division''' ('''TSD''') was an [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)\|Indian Army Military Intelligence]] unit formed in 2010 under the then [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)\|Chief of Army Staff]] General [[V. K. Singh\|V K Singh]]. After the functioning of the TSD was questioned for falling prey to politics, including politics between the three military chiefs, among other things, it was disbanded in 2012 following the retirement of General V K Singh.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=11 July 2018\|title=Pathankot attack: Technical Support Division fell to politics, says Manohar Parrikar\|work=The Economic Times\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pathankot-attack-technical-support-division-fell-to-politics-says-manohar-parrikar/articleshow/51433896.cms?from=mdr\|access-date=2020-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Joseph\|first=Josy\|author-link=Josy Joseph\|date=24 September 2013\|title=Secret military intelligence unit ran 8 covert operations abroad?\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Secret-military-intelligence-unit-ran-8-covert-operations-abroad/articleshow/22955169.cms\|access-date=2020-10-17\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Chhina\|first=Man Aman Singh\|date=2019-11-06\|title=Ex-commanding officer of TSD opts for premature retirement\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ex-commanding-officer-of-tsd-opts-for-premature-retirement-6105224/\|access-date=2020-10-17\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|date=2015-09-23\|title=Living down a covert unit\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-on-technical-support-division-documents-living-down-a-covert-unit/article7678264.ece\|access-date=2020-10-17\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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'''Technical Support Division''' ('''TSD''') was an Indian military intelligence unit formed in 2010 under the then [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]] General [[V. K. Singh|V K Singh]]. After the functioning of the TSD was questioned for falling prey to politics, including politics between the three military chiefs, among other things, it was disbanded in 2012 following the retirement of General V K Singh.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 July 2018|title=Pathankot attack: Technical Support Division fell to politics, says Manohar Parrikar|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pathankot-attack-technical-support-division-fell-to-politics-says-manohar-parrikar/articleshow/51433896.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Joseph|first=Josy|author-link=Josy Joseph|date=24 September 2013|title=Secret military intelligence unit ran 8 covert operations abroad?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Secret-military-intelligence-unit-ran-8-covert-operations-abroad/articleshow/22955169.cms|access-date=2020-10-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chhina|first=Man Aman Singh|date=2019-11-06|title=Ex-commanding officer of TSD opts for premature retirement|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ex-commanding-officer-of-tsd-opts-for-premature-retirement-6105224/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-09-23|title=Living down a covert unit|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-on-technical-support-division-documents-living-down-a-covert-unit/article7678264.ece|access-date=2020-10-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== About ==
The need and trigger for the formation of a new military intelligence unit was felt following [[2008 Mumbai attacks|2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks]]. However it was only in March 2010, when Lt Gen R.K. Loomba, chief of [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)|Military Intelligence]], approached General V.K. Singh with the proposal. General V.K. Singh gave the go ahead, and accordingly Lt Gen R.K. Loomba put Colonel Hunny Bakshi to be in charge of the new unit and train them. Initial reports related to the team were positive, and missions were successful.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dubey|first=Ajit Kumar|date=14 October 2015|title=Mr Bond, is it? Or, Mr Bean-counter?|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/specials/mr-bond-is-it-or-mr-bean-counter-tsd-vk-singh.html|access-date=2020-10-17|website=The Week India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Katoch|first=Prakash|date=2018-03-26|title=Col Hunny Bakshi case reveals how UPA-II misled nation; govt must step in to shatter syndicate compromising Indian forces|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/colonel-hunny-bakshi-case-reveals-how-upa-ii-misled-nation-govt-must-step-in-to-shatter-syndicate-compromising-indian-forces-4405571.html|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 August 2012|title=Army's Technical Support Division not a new unit|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/technical-support-division-501466.html|access-date=2020-10-17|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>

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