Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar Singh, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, an alumnus of National Defence Academy Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy Dehradun was commissioned into the Seventh Battalion of the Eleventh Gorkha Rifles in December 1984. He has done his M.Sc (Defence Studies) from Madras University, M.Phil (Defence and Strategic Studies) from Indore University and attended the prestigious National Defence College, New Delhi.

In an illustrious career spanning over three and half decades, the General Officer has had vast Operational experience in Counter Insurgency, High Altitude, Glaciated and Desert Operations. He commanded the First Battalion of the Eleventh Gorkha Rifles in Counter Insurgency environment in the Valley, an Independent Brigade Group along Western Front, the Counter Insurgency Force in J&K and a Corps deployed in a highly sensitive area on Northern Borders.

The General Officer has had varied Regimental, Instructional and Staff exposures which includes Director at Military Operations Directorate, Deputy Director General (Discipline & Vigilance), Additional Director General Military Operations (A) and Director General Operational Logistics in Army Headquarters. The General Officer has also tenanted a foreign assignment with the Military Wing at the Embassy of India in Nepal.

He is a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal, Sena Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, two Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Cards and a General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (Central Command) Commendation Card.

An alumnus of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling the General Officer is a keen Trekker and Mountaineer. He is a keen sportsman with interest in cycling & Yoga and an ardent reader with interest in geopolitics, spirituality, mythology, history and nature.

The General officer is presently tenanting appt of GOC-in-C, Southern Command.

Contributions 
Revitalising Indian Military Ethical Leadership “KarmanyeVaadhikaraste Maa Phaleshu Kadaachana, Maa karmaphalheturbhur Maa Te Sangostva Karmani” Thy business is with action only, never with its fruits, So let not the fruit of action be thy motive, nor be Thou to inaction attach...

VIF Papers 
Challenges of Military Leadership in the Indian Context The current geo-political environment indicates the enhanced challenges placed before military leadership, more so in the Indian context, as it experiences both external threats imposed by China & Pakistan and internal threats imposed by various acto...

VIF Briefs 
Contemporary Leadership: Challenges and Lessons from Ancient Indian Wisdom Contemporary leadership is dynamic & constantly evolving which seeks to explore and understand the principles and practices that are necessary for effective leadership in today's rapidly changing world. Present day leadership models and theories have...

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