V K ShrivastavaMaj Gen V K Shrivastava, VSM (Retd), retired from the Indian army after serving for almost 36 years. He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) while combating insurgency. A graduate from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, he was also elected for the prestigious National Defence College, New Delhi. Post-retirement, he was a Senior Fellow with the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi and led many delegations for interactions with think tanks abroad. He was also a member of the Indian team invited by the high profile National Defence University, USA. He has written text for four coffee table books, has a published monograph on China, a prize-winning essay and a number of articles on matters military to his credit. Read More Read Less