Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd), an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune, was commissioned into 9th Battalion The Sikh Light Infantry in December 1985. He went on to command his unit on the Northern Glacier. With extensive operational experience in varied terrain, especially in Kashmir, Lieutenant General Pandey commanded a Rashtriya Rifles Sector, the Counter Insurgency Force Kilo and went on to command the challenging 15 Corps in Srinagar. Qualified in mountain warfare courses from the famous High Altitude Warfare School, Gulmarg, he specialised in mountains, jungles and glaciers. With a double Master’s Degree, including from National War College, Washington DC, he is an M Phil in Defence and Strategic Strategy and has authored several articles on matters military. Prior to superannuation in June 2024, he was the Commandant of Army War College, Mhow.
