▁routes ▁for ▁the ▁attack ▁of ▁his ▁B n . ▁on ▁[ the ] ▁night ▁[ of ] ▁ 1 4 / 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Through out ▁the ▁reconna issance ▁stage ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁attack , ▁this ▁officer ▁personally ▁led ▁his ▁men . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁great ▁encourag ement ▁to ▁his ▁men . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁career ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁S ino - Ind ian ▁War ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Path ania ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁acting ▁brig ad ier ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁super v ise ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁the ▁Sa uras ht ra ▁and ▁K utch ▁pr inc ely ▁state ▁forces ▁into ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁General , ▁Military ▁Int elligence ▁( D G MI ) ▁before ▁being ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁brig ade ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁acting ▁major - general ▁and ▁given ▁a ▁divis ional ▁command , ▁with ▁promotion ▁to ▁substant ive ▁major - general ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁National ▁Cad et ▁Corps ▁( N CC ) ▁as ▁its ▁Director - General ▁from ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁S ino