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| unit                      = [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|578 ASC BN]]
| commands                  = [[File:IA_Central_Command.jpg|20px]] [[Central Command (India)|Central Army]]<br/>[[File:IA_Northern_Command.jpg|20px]][[Northern Command (India)|Northern Army]] <br/>[[XXI Corps (India)|XXI Corps]]<br/>[[31st Indian Armoured Division|31 Armoured Division]]<br/>192 Mountain Brigade<br/>43 Armoured Brigade<br/>[[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|1 Mech Inf]]
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| awards                    = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br/>[[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| awards                    = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />[[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| relations                = [[Gul Panag]] (Daughter)  
| relations                = [[Gul Panag]] (Daughter)  
Sherbir Panag (Son)
Sherbir Panag (Son)
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'''Harcharanjit Singh Panag''', <small> [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]] </small> is a retired [[lieutenant general]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He is presently a defence analyst and commentator on strategic affairs. A proponent of use of [[robotics]] by Indian armed forces<ref>{{cite news|last=Army|first=Indian|title=It's time industry, academia joined hands on AI for forces|url=https://www.sify.com/finance/it-s-time-industry-academia-joined-hands-on-ai-for-forces-news-defence-tjxwbzgjdecgb.html}}</ref> he is very active on [[social media]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/abhijeet-singer-general-panag-kashmir-stone-pelting-army-jeep-viral-video-971868-2017-04-17|title=Lt Gen HS Panag destroys singer Abhijeet, who called him Pakistan supporter, in a single tweet}}</ref>
'''Harcharanjit Singh Panag''', <small> [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]] </small> is a retired [[lieutenant general]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He is presently a defence analyst and commentator on strategic affairs. A proponent of use of [[robotics]] by Indian armed forces<ref>{{cite news|last=Army|first=Indian|title=It's time industry, academia joined hands on AI for forces|url=https://www.sify.com/finance/it-s-time-industry-academia-joined-hands-on-ai-for-forces-news-defence-tjxwbzgjdecgb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928105626/https://www.sify.com/finance/it-s-time-industry-academia-joined-hands-on-ai-for-forces-news-defence-tjxwbzgjdecgb.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2022}}</ref> he is very active on [[social media]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/abhijeet-singer-general-panag-kashmir-stone-pelting-army-jeep-viral-video-971868-2017-04-17|title=Lt Gen HS Panag destroys singer Abhijeet, who called him Pakistan supporter, in a single tweet}}</ref>


== Personal life and family ==
== Personal life and family ==


Panag was born on 4 December 1948 in a [[Jatt Sikh]] family at Mahadian village, [[Fatehgarh Sahib district|Fatehgarh Sahib]] district, in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. His father, Colonel Shamsher Singh was a distinguished personality known for taking social initiatives in the field of development, education, ex-servicemen issues, gender equality and child rights. He was elected unopposed as the Sarpanch of his village for 20 years.<ref>{{cite news|last=Panag|first=Gul|url=http://www.colshamshersingh.org/about-col-shamsher-singh.html |title=The Col. Shamsher Singh Foundation |date=30 July 2011 |accessdate=2014-06-19}}</ref> Panag has two children, a daughter and a son. His daughter, [[Gul Panag]], is a Bollywood actress and social activist. His son, Sherbir Panag is the founder of the Law Offices of Panag & Babu, a boutique financial crime specialist law firm.<ref>https://zicklincenter.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Sherbir-Panag_Bio_12102018.pdf</ref> Sherbir is a top ranked lawyer for white collar crime in the Asia Pacific<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalinvestigationsreview.com/author/profile/1016832/sherbir-panag|title=Investigations: What to watch out for in 2015}}</ref> and is a senior fellow at the Wharton School's Zicklin Centre for business ethics.<ref>https://zicklincenter.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Sherbir-Panag_Bio_12102018.pdf</ref> He has a sister, Ms. Gurdeepak Kaur, a social activist who joined [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]].{{cn|date=September 2021}} His brother, also an army man, Major General Charanjit Singh Panag <small>(retired)</small> has various publications to his credit.<ref name="Sikhs in Service of the Indian Army">{{cite news|url=http://www.the-south-asian.com/Jan-March2010/Sikh-Regiment.htm|work=Maj Gen (Retd) CS Panag, YSM,VSM, The South Asian Life & Times|date= January–March 2010 |title=SIKHS IN SERVICE OF THE INDIAN ARMY}}</ref>
Panag was born on 4 December 1948 in a [[Jatt Sikh]] family at Mahadian village, [[Fatehgarh Sahib district|Fatehgarh Sahib]] district, in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. His father, Colonel Shamsher Singh was a distinguished personality known for taking social initiatives in the field of development, education, ex-servicemen issues, gender equality and child rights. He was elected unopposed as the Sarpanch of his village for 20 years.<ref>{{cite news|last=Panag|first=Gul|url=http://www.colshamshersingh.org/about-col-shamsher-singh.html |title=The Col. Shamsher Singh Foundation |date=30 July 2011 |accessdate=2014-06-19}}</ref> Panag has two children, a daughter and a son. His daughter, [[Gul Panag]], is a Bollywood actress and social activist. His son, Sherbir Panag is the founder of the Law Offices of Panag & Babu, a boutique financial crime specialist law firm.<ref>https://zicklincenter.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Sherbir-Panag_Bio_12102018.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> Sherbir is a top ranked lawyer for white collar crime in the Asia Pacific<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalinvestigationsreview.com/author/profile/1016832/sherbir-panag|title=Investigations: What to watch out for in 2022}}</ref> and is a senior fellow at the Wharton School's Zicklin Centre for business ethics.<ref>https://zicklincenter.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Sherbir-Panag_Bio_12102018.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> He has a sister, Ms. Gurdeepak Kaur, a social activist who joined [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} His brother, also an army man, Major General Charanjit Singh Panag <small>(retired)</small> has various publications to his credit.<ref name="Sikhs in Service of the Indian Army">{{cite news|url=http://www.the-south-asian.com/Jan-March2010/Sikh-Regiment.htm|work=Maj Gen (Retd) CS Panag, YSM,VSM, The South Asian Life & Times|date= January–March 2010 |title=SIKHS IN SERVICE OF THE INDIAN ARMY}}</ref>


== Military career ==
== Military career ==
Panag was commissioned into the 4th Battalion of the [[Sikh Regiment]] on 21 December 1969.<ref>{{cite news|last=Army|first=Indian|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/documents/miora/ltgen_miora.pdf|title=List of retired Generals, Indian Army|date=1 January 2009|work=Indian Army Official Website|accessdate=2014-06-19|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723182756/http://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/documents/miora/ltgen_miora.pdf|archivedate=23 July 2015}}</ref> He subsequently served in the 5th Battalion of the [[5th Gorkha Rifles|5th Gorkha Rifles (FF)]] and the 9th Battalion of the [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]], finally going on to command the 1st Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry. He is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy]], Khadakwasla, [[Indian Military Academy]], Dehradun, [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]], [[Army War College, Mhow]] and the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]], [[New Delhi]]. He has authored several publications concerning Indian defence forces and national security.
Panag was commissioned into the 4th Battalion of the [[Sikh Regiment]] on 21 December 1969.<ref>{{cite news|last=Army|first=Indian|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/documents/miora/ltgen_miora.pdf|title=List of retired Generals, Indian Army|date=1 January 2009|work=Indian Army Official Website|accessdate=2014-06-19|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723182756/http://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/documents/miora/ltgen_miora.pdf|archivedate=23 July 2022}}</ref> He subsequently served in the 5th Battalion of the [[5th Gorkha Rifles|5th Gorkha Rifles (FF)]] and the 9th Battalion of the [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]], finally going on to command the 1st Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry. He is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy]], Khadakwasla, [[Indian Military Academy]], Dehradun, [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]], [[Army War College, Mhow]] and the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]], [[New Delhi]]. He has authored several publications concerning Indian defence forces and national security.


Panag is experienced in both [[counter-insurgency]] and [[Mountain warfare|high-altitude]] operations. He also saw action in various wars and military operations. During his career he has served in various positions:
Panag is experienced in both [[counter-insurgency]] and [[Mountain warfare|high-altitude]] operations. He also saw action in various wars and military operations. During his career he has served in various positions:
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