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. Early life and education General Harinder Singh completed his schooling from Senior Secondary School, Bhilai. An alumnus of NDA and IMA, the officer has been an academy blue in hockey and represented his school and services at the national level. Career The officer was commissioned into the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment, in Dec 1983. As a young lieutenant, he served in East Sikkim and Western Bhutan (1984-85). For an action in Bhutan, in 1984, he was awarded the Sena Medal Gallantry (SM). Later in 1994-95, he commanded an infantry company at Yak La, an important mountain pass along the watershed (LAC) in East Sikkim. As a colonel, he commanded a Rashtriya Rifles (RR) battalion in North Kashmir from 2001 to 2005. For his meritorious service in an intense counter insurgency environment, he was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal (YSM). General Harinder Singh has the distinction of commanding two brigades during his service. He first commanded the Dera Baba Nanak (DBN) Brigade along the western borders and was later nominated to lead the United Nations Multinational Brigade (also called North Kivu Brigade) in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in 2011-12. As Commander of the North Kivu Brigade (MONUSCO), he was instrumental in leading the peace enforement operations under Chapter VII to thwart the M23 rebellion from spreading in Eastern DRC. As a two star officer, he commanded an Infantry Division deployed along the Line of Control in North Kashmir (2016-2017). His formation played an important role in handling of the agitational dynamics in Jammu and Kashmir (post killing of Bhuran Wani) and was also responsible for steering the surgical strike in 2016. In October 2019, he was appointed as the Commander of 14 Corps in Eastern Ladakh. He handled the multiple standoffs and skirmishes including the Galwan action in the western sector and led the Indian Army delegation at successive corps commander level border meetings to negotiate the dis-engagement process along the LAC. General Singh has held important positions at the Army Headquarters.