Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury, PVSM, AVSM,
VM, VSM (Retd), an alumnus of the Royal College of
Defence Studies UK has a Masters from King’s College,
London. An experienced fighter pilot who has commanded
several combat units, he has held various appointments
handling air operations at tactical, operational and strategic
levels. He was involved in policy formulation and strategy
development for the IAF and led the IAF in three
international air exercises, viz., with the USA, France and the
UAE. He was the Commandant of the National Defence
College, New Delhi prior to his superannuation. He is an avid
scholar, writer and speaker on air power, strategy, national and
international security matters. He has authored the book
“Indian Air Power: Contemporary and Future Dynamics”.
