head ▁Center ▁for ▁International ▁Affairs , ▁Harvard ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁research ▁project ▁to ▁study ▁new ▁parameters ▁of ▁India ' s ▁foreign ▁policy ▁and ▁to ▁del ine ate ▁India ' s ▁strateg ic ▁and ▁techn ological ▁environment ▁through ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Def ence ▁Studies ▁and ▁Analysis ▁( ID SA ) ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ind ian ▁diplom ats ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁India ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁" H ymn ▁to ▁Her " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁that ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁P ret enders ' ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁album ▁Get ▁Close . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Meg ▁Ke ene , ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁friend ▁of ▁P ret enders ' ▁lead ▁singer ▁Chr iss ie ▁Hy nde . ▁ ▁" H ymn ▁to ▁Her " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁reached ▁# 8 ▁on ▁the ▁charts . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁All Music ▁critic ▁Matthew ▁Green wald , ▁the ▁song ▁has ▁remained ▁popular ▁on ▁adult ▁contemporary ▁radio ▁stations . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Sp in ▁magazine ▁critic ▁Erik ▁H imm els bach , ▁" H ymn ▁to ▁Her " ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁present ing ▁" trad itional ▁pop ▁sent iments " ▁which ▁Hy nde ▁and