Harinder Singh (general)

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Lieutenant General

Harinder Singh

PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM
Lieutenant General Harinder Singh.jpeg
Gen. Harinder Singh as North Kivu brigade commander in 2012
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service17 December 1983–31 August 2022
RankLieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service numberIC-41528
UnitMaratha Light Infantry
Commands heldCommandant Indian Military Academy
XIV Corps
Rashtriya Rifles
AwardsParam Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg PVSM
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal
Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Yudh Seva Medal
Sena Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal

Lieutenant General Harinder Singh PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, is a retired General Officer of the Indian Army. He retired from Indian Army after serving as commandant of Indian Military Academyin his last appointment. Previously, he was the Commander of XIV Corps (also known as Fire and Fury Corps) from October 2019 to October 2020, succeeding Lt Gen Yogesh Kumar Joshi, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VrC, SM, ADC.[1][2][3]

Early life and education[edit]

He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy. He completed his graduation from Defence Services Staff College. Singh was a senior research fellow at the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses in India and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.[4]

Career[edit]

Harinder Singh has held many important positions in the Indian Army. He has been the Director General of Military Intelligence (DGMI), Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and Director General of Operational Logistics and Strategic Movement at the Integrated HQ of MoD (Army).[1] He is considered a Counter-insurgency expert.

North Kivu brigade commander Gen. Singh visits MONUSCO and FARDC deployment in Kibumba on the Goma - Rutshuru road to protect Goma from M23 rebels, on July 11, 2012

Singh was commissioned into the Maratha Light Infantry on 17 December 1983. In October 2011, Singh headed a Rashtriya Rifles (RR) battalion in North Kashmir and had been a part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo, where he held the command of Nord Kivu Brigade.[4] Singh has also held a staff appointment with the United Nations Verification and Enforcement Mission Headquarters (United Nations Angola Verification Mission III and MONUA) in Angola.[5]

In October 2019, he was appointed as the Commander of Fire and Fury Corps.[1] He represented the Indian Army at the India-China border meet during ongoing 2020 China–India skirmishes.[6] In October 2020, he was appointed as the Commandant of the Indian Military Academy. It is believed by a wide section that his poor handling of affairs in Eastern Ladakh led to the volatile security situation along the Line of Actual Control in 2019-20. This can be attributed to his inexperience along the matters related to China and PLA as he never served along the Chinese frontier. The situation in Ladakh saw a massive mobilization of troops and equipment on both sides and loss of lives not only in violent clashes but also due to weather and terrain related ailments to which troops suddenly inducting from plains were subjected to without presence of any viable infrastructure in Ladakh.

Writing[edit]

He had been a writer and has published several monographs, articles, policy briefs and web commentaries.

Publications[5]
  • Establishing India’s Military Readiness Concerns and Strategy, IDSA Monograph Series No 5, 2011.
  • India’s Emerging Land War fighting Doctrines and Capabilities, RSIS Working Paper No 210, October 13, 2010.

Honours and decorations[edit]

During his career, he has been awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021,[7] Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017[8] and Vishisht Seva Medal in 2016. He received the Yudh Seva Medal for Distinguished Service in 2005.[9] He is also a recipient of the Sena Medal.[10]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Operation Parakram medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg
IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg
IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg UNAVEM Medal ribbon.gif MONUC Medal bar.gif
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Yudh Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Special Service Medal
Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UNAVEM III Medal United Nations Medal

Dates of rank[edit]

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 17 December 1983
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 17 December 1985
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 17 December 1988[11]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 17 December 1994[12]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[13]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 15 March 2006[14]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 1 April 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 5 September 2009)[15]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 1 June 2016 (substantive, with seniority from 13 January 2013)[16]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 1 October 2018[17]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lt Gen Harinder Singh assumes command of Fire & Fury Corps". Tribune India. October 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ Manral, Karan (June 6, 2020). "Ladakh Standoff: Meet Lieutenant General Harinder Singh, Who Will Represent India at Today's Talks With China". India.com.
  3. ↑ "Lt Gen Harinder Singh visits Eastern Ladakh, reviews operational preparedness". ANI News. October 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "General Harinder Singh becomes the new Commander of Nord Kivu Brigade". Monusco.unmissions.org. United Nations. October 6, 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Colonel Harinder Singh, YSM, SM". "The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Meet the officer representing the Indian Army at the India-China border meet". The Economic Times. June 30, 2020.
  7. ↑ "President Shri Ram Nath Kovind approves 455 Gallantry & other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". pib.gov.in.
  8. ↑ "398 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced". "Bharat-rakshak.com". January 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ "LIST OF PERSONNEL BEING AWARDED GALLANTRY / DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY 2016". "Indianarmy.nic.in".
  10. ↑ Sahu, Dakshi. "गलवान घाटी में चीनी फौज को करारा जवाब देने वाले ये हैं छत्तीसगढ़ के ले. जनरल हरिंदर सिंह" (in हिन्दी). Patrika.
  11. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 September 1989. p. 1398.
  12. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 April 1995. p. 569.
  13. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1898.
  14. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 20 December 2008. p. 2181.
  15. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 22 April 2014. p. 433.
  16. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 8 April 2017. p. 351.
  17. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 24 October 2020. p. 1670.
Military offices
Preceded by
Yogesh Kumar Joshi 		General Officer Commanding XIV Corps
October 2019 - Incumbent 		Succeeded by
PGK Menon

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