He has been the Director General Military Intelligence (DGMI) during the Doklam crisis and Balakote strikes. He has been a Director at the Operational Logistics and Strategic Movement directorate and served as a general staff officer in the Military Operations (DGMO) directorate. He was instrumental in raising of the Directorate of Indian Army Veterans (DIAV) at the Army HQ and served as its first Deputy Director General. The officer has attended the Defence Services Staff College Course at Wellington on a competitive vacancy. He has also attended the Higher Command Course at the Army War College, Mhow. He is a recipient of the prestigious Colonel Pyarelal Gold Medal for best thesis submission at the National Defence College, New Delhi. The officer has held instructional appointments at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and Infantry School, Mhow. He has served as a military staff officer with the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Angola (UNAVEM-III). In October 2020, he was appointed as the Commandant of the Indian Military Academy and served as its head till his superannuation. Writing The officer carries an abiding interest in strategic–military affairs and has published several working papers/ articles/ web commentaries. He has held fellowship positions at Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) New Delhi, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Singapore and Asia Pacific Centre of Security Studies (APCSS) Hawaii, USA. He is a recipient of the IDSA Excellence Award-Year 2011 for research contribution in international journals/forums.  Essentiality of Resilience for National Security in 21st Century India. Policy Perspectives Foundation, November 2022. ● Establishing India’s Military Readiness Concerns and Strategy. IDSA Monograph Series No 5, 2011. ● India’s Emerging Land War fighting Doctrines and Capabilities. RSIS Working Paper No 210, October 13, 2010. ● Chapter in IDSA Task Force Report whither Pakistan? Growing Instability and Implications for India, Published by IDSA in June 2010. ● Chapter on Pakistan 2030: Possible Scenarios and Options for IDSA book Asia 2030: The Unfolding Future, Published by Lancer in 2010. ● Chapter in IDSA Task Force Report : A Case for Intelligence reforms in India, Published by IDSA in 2010. ● ‘Framing the Defence Strategic Context : Prospects and Concerns’. NDC Journal, July 2014. ● ‘Rethinking India’s Limited War Strategy’. Awaiting publication. Articles (International Journals/Newspapers) ● Assessing India’s Emerging Land Warfare Doctrines and Capabilities :Prospects and Limitations. Asian Security, Routledge, 20 July 2011. ● Thinking Change in