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Major General
Apurba Kumar Bardalai
VSM
Apurba Kumar Bardalai as Commandant of the Indian Military Training Team in 2013
Nickname Tony, Bardi
Born 4 April 1956(1956-04-04) (age 69)
Allegiance  India
Service/branch  Indian Army
Years of service 1977 – 2014
Rank Major General of the Indian Army Major General
Service number IC-34421P
Unit Rajput Regiment
Commands held Indian Military Training Team
22nd Infantry Division
82nd Mountain Brigade
15th Battalion The Rajput Regiment
Awards Vishisht Seva Medal

Apurba Kumar Bardalai (born 4 April 1956), is a retired Major General from the Indian Army. He holds a PhD from Tilburg University, where he is a Member of the Department of Organisation Studies.[1] He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the United Service Institution of India, New Delhi.[2]

Career[]

Having completed his training at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Apurba Kumar Bardalai was commissioned into the 15th Battalion, the Rajput Regiment on 11 June 1977. Apurba Kumar Bardalai has served on foreign assignments including as Deputy Head of the Mission & Deputy Force Commander at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon[3][4] and as the Commandant of the Indian Military Training Team at Bhutan.[5]

Writing[]

Specialising in United Nations peacekeeping, Defence and Security, Apurba Kumar Bardalai has published one book, a PhD Thesis and several Journal Articles and other academic research material in his field.

Books[]

  • Changing Security Scenario: Implications for UN Peacekeeping, Knowledge World for United Service Institution of India, 2006.[6]
  • United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon: Assessment and Way Forward, 2021 (PhD Thesis, soon to be published).[7]

Journal articles and other research material[]

  • UNIFIL: The many challenges of successful peacekeeping, Journal of Defence Studies, 2016.[8]
  • UNPKO and Military Contributions: Challenges and Opportunities for Asia-Pacific Governments, Journal of the United Service Institution of India CXLVII.[9]
  • United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Causes for Failure and Continuing Relevance, Journal of Defence Studies.[10]
  • UN Peacekeeping Operations: Perspective of an Indian Peacekeeper, The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Multiple Perspectives on a Multinational Peace Operation, ed. Aoun, Elena. Brussels: Peter Lang, 2018.[11]
  • A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Traditional Peace Operations, Journal of Defence Studies, 2019.[12]
  • India and Humanitarian Assistance in Post Conflict Peace Building, CLAWS Issue Brief, 2015.[13]
  • Doklam and the Indo-China Boundary, Journal of Defence Studies, 2018.[14]
  • Face Off at Doklam Plateau: Implications for Indo and Bhutan Science and Technology Forum, Manipal University, 2017.[15]
  • India China Relation: Is there a thaw?, Science and Technology Forum, Manipal University, 2017.

Honours and decorations[]

For his dedication to duty as the Commander of a Mountain Brigade, Apurba Kumar Bardalai was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal on Republic Day, 2008.[16][17]

Vishisht Seva Medal Special Service Medal (Operation Rakshak)
Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Parakram Medal Special Service Medal (Operation Rakshak) High Altitude Service Medal
Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal UNAVEM I Medal UNAVEM II Medal United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal Special Service Medal
Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal
Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal UNAVEM I Medal UNAVEM II Medal United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Medal

Dates of rank[]

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army 11 June 1977[18]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Army 11 June 1979
Captain of the Indian Army Captain Indian Army 11 June 1980
Major of the Indian Army Major Indian Army 11 June 1988[19]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 1 April 1995
Colonel of the Indian Army Colonel Indian Army 23 May 1996
Brigadier of the Indian Army Brigadier Indian Army 8 December 2005
Major General of the Indian Army Major General Indian Army 1 May 2010

References[]

  1. ↑ "Members of Department of Organisation Studies". https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/organisations/department-of-organization-studies/persons/. 
  2. ↑ "USI of India Faculty". https://usiofindia.org/visiting-facultys/. 
  3. ↑ "NEW UNIFIL DEPUTY FORCE COMMANDER ASSUMES CHARGE, 05 MAY 2010". United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. 2010. https://unifil.unmissions.org/new-unifil-deputy-force-commander-assumes-charge-05-may-2010. 
  4. ↑ "UN in Beirut Observes a Minute of Silence for Haiti Victims". United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. 2010. https://www.unescwa.org/news/un-beirut-observes-minute-silence-haiti-victims. 
  5. ↑ "Round Table Discussion on ‘India-Bhutan Relations: Recent Developments and Implications’". Vivekananda International Foundation. 2017. https://www.vifindia.org/print/4078. 
  6. ↑ "Changing security scenario : implications for UN peacekeeping / A. K. Bardalai". https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3707391. 
  7. ↑ "United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon: Assessment and way forward". https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/united-nations-interim-force-in-lebanon-assessment-and-way-forwar. 
  8. ↑ "UNIFIL: The Many Challenges of Successful Peacekeeping". 2016. https://www.idsa.in/jds/jds_10_3_2016_unifil-the-many-challenges-of-successful-peacekeeping. 
  9. ↑ "UNPKO and Military Contributions: Challenges and Opportunities for Asia-Pacific Governments". 2017. https://usiofindia.org/publication/usi-journal/unpko-and-military-contributions-challenges-and-opportunities-for-asia-pacific-governments/. 
  10. ↑ "United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Causes for Failure and Continuing Relevance". 2018. https://idsa.in/jds/jds-12-4-2018-united-nations-peacekeeping-operations-akbardalai. 
  11. ↑ The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon - Multiple Perspectives on a Multinational Peace Operation. Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, New York, Oxford, Wien. 2018. ISBN 9782807602496. 
  12. ↑ "A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Traditional Peace Operations". https://idsa.in/jds/13-4-2019-traditional-peace-operations-ak-bardalai. 
  13. ↑ "India and Humanitarian Assistance in Post Conflict Peace Building". 2015. https://www.claws.in/publication/india-and-humanitarian-assistance-in-post-conflict-peace-building/. 
  14. ↑ "Doklam and the Indo-China Boundary". 2018. https://idsa.in/jds/jds-12-1-2018-doklam-indo-china-boundary. 
  15. ↑ "Face Off at Doklam Plateau: Implications for India and Bhutan". 2017. http://stsfor.org/content/face-doklam-plateau-implications-india-and-bhutan. 
  16. ↑ "List of Awardees, Republic Day 2008". Indian Army Website. https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimpleWithThreePara.aspx?MnId=8bi9+duh78W+9dbBzlAhew==&ParentID=zNBz+5PvbUlzDqOSohFfmw==. 
  17. ↑ "Republic Day gallantry and other Defence decorations". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2008. https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=34900. 
  18. ↑ "The Gazette of India, New Delhi, Saturday, Augutst 25, 1979 (Regular Army, Permanent Commission - to be 2/Lts - Page 15 of 22)". https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1979/O-1049-1979-0034-46370.pdf. 
  19. ↑ "The Gazette of India, New Delhi, Saturday, September 9, 1989 (Page 20) (Captain to be Major)". https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1989/O-0594-1989-0036-25647.pdf. 
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