V. K. Ahluwalia

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Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM is a retired Indian Army officer who was the Commander-in-Chief of Central Command (India). He retired in 2012 after 40 years of military service. [1] [2]

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Lt. Gen., Dr.

V. K. Ahluwalia

PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM
Birth nameVijay Kumar Ahluwalia
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Branch Indian Army
Rank Lt. Gen.
AwardsPVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM
Other workDirector, Centre for Land Warfare Studies

Early life

Ahluwalia is an alumnus of National Defence Academy. He has also been trained in Sweden and is known as a pioneer of Bofor guns who raised the first Bofors battery of the Indian Army. [2]

Career

Ahluwalia's military career spans over 4 decades. On November 14, 1971, he was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery from Indian Military Academy. During his military career, he has held various prestigious posts. [2]

As a Major General, Ahluwalia was the Additional Director General of Military Training and was appointed to be the GOC of 14 Corps on February 25, 2008. [3] Before retirement, he was the Lt. Gen., General Officer, Commander-in-Chief of Central command of Indian Army.

After retirement, Ahluwalia was also appointed as the Director of Centre for Land Warfare Studies. [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Race hots up amid buzz that chief may resign". The Times of India. 2012-02-12. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lieutenant General Ahluwalia retires after 40 years of service". The Times of India. 2012-03-01. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  3. ↑ "Senior Appointments : Army". pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  4. ↑ "India and Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacfic in the new era". Foundation Office India. 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  5. ↑ Ahluwalia, V. K.; Kumar, P. R.; Chakravorty, P. K.; Verma, Vivek; Singh, Manjari; Trivedi, Neeraj; Bommakanti, Kartik; Pandya, Abhinav; Kumar, Narender (2021-06-30). CLAWS Journal: Vol. 14 No. 1 (2021): Summer 2021. IndraStra Global e-Journal Hosting Services.
  6. ↑ Malik, V. P.; Kapoor, Deepak; Ahluwalia, V. K.; Hariz, P. M.; Rawat, Anuraag Singh; Chakravorty, P. K.; Chopra, Anil; Chander, Sushil; Das, S. P. (2019-06-30). CLAWS Journal: Vol. 12 No. 1 (2019): Summer 2019. IndraStra Global e-Journal Hosting Services.
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