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|honorific_prefix = [[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]] | ||
|name | | name = Jasjit Singh | ||
|honorific_suffix = [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]] | | honorific_suffix = [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]] | ||
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|caption | | caption = Air Commodore Jasjit Singh | ||
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|birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1934|07|08}} | ||
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|placeofburial_coordinates = | | allegiance = {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] | ||
|allegiance | | branch = {{Air force|India}} | ||
|branch | | serviceyears = 1956-1988 | ||
|serviceyears | | rank = [[File:India-AirForce-OF-6-collected.svg|30px]][[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]] | ||
|rank | | servicenumber = 5100 | ||
|servicenumber | | unit = [[No. 3 Squadron IAF|3 Squadron]] | ||
|unit | | commands = [[No. 7 Squadron IAF|No.17 Squadron]] | ||
|commands | | battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br>[[Operation Cactus-Lilly]] | ||
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|battles_label | | awards = [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM)]]<br/> [[Vayu Sena Medal]]<br/> [[Vir Chakra]] <br/> [[Padma Bhushan]] | ||
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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 | [[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}} | ||