Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

A recipient of the Padma Bhushan Lt Gen Nambiar served as the first Force Commander & Head of Mission of UNPROFOR. He served as the Director of the USI & is a life member of the IDSA

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India's Contribution To United Nations Peacekeeping Operations & Continued Participation
There is so much the international community can do to ensure the maintenance of international peace and security, and there is no way it can absolve itself of that responsibility.

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

23 Feb 2023
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The “Glaciers Issue” & General Musharraf
"The Indian Army undertook actions in 1984 because Pakistan had resorted to cartographic aggression. The actions our forces undertook were quite unique; involved considerable loss of life in the initial actions, in repelling Pakistani assaults, and in the subsequent retention of positions."

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

9 Feb 2023
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Kargil War
A Commemoration And A Perspective - Kargil 1999
The nation as a whole owes a deep debt of gratitude to the gallant young officers and men who ensured victory against overwhelming odds.

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

28 Jul 2022
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Lest We Forget: Boutros Boutros Ghali, United Nation's Sixth Secretary General
"In my view, Boutros Boutros Ghali was one of the leading international statesmen of the immediate post-Cold War period. It was an honour and privilege to have served with him in pursuit of the noble cause of maintenance of international peace and security."

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

14 Nov 2021
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The Khyber Rifles - A Trip Down Memory Lane
"It was indeed a memorable visit. Besides flying over the Khyber Pass in a helicopter, we were hosted by the unit manning the area."

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

28 Oct 2021
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IPKF Pull-Out From Sri Lanka
"The pull-out from Sri Lanka was a properly organized and executed military operation. It is another matter that it was possibly implemented under an unpleasant set of political circumstances."

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

4 Sep 2021
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Remembering ‘India’s Hockey Legend’ Major Dhyan Chand
"For youngsters like us it was a dream to be with someone like Major Dhyan Chand on a daily basis."

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

7 Aug 2021
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Restructuring & Integration of the Ministry of Defence with the Three Service Headquarters
"It needs political will for implementation in context of the analysis provided in this paper."

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

31 Jul 2021
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Imperative of Placing our Operational Achievements in Perspective
"Let us be quite clear. The 1971 operations in the Eastern theatre have been the only real military victory our Armed Forces have achieved since Independence. In the Western theatre in 1971, it was a well-executed replay of 1965."

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

14 Jul 2021
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Intervention Operations & Rapid Response Capability
"Given India’s established expertise and military capability, there can be little doubt that we will be called upon by the international community to deploy our military."

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

18 Apr 2021
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Coping With The Expanded Spectrum of Modern Warfare: Lessons From The International Experience
"The end of the Cold War and the relative success of Operation Desert Storm, had induced a sense of euphoria that the international community was geared to deal with dangers to international peace and security in a more effective manner...UNPKF quickly dispelled these expectations."

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

4 Feb 2021
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Getting Perspectives Right Concerns about Airmen Leaving the IAF
Just read a post on Facebook that the Indian Air Force authorities are concerned about the fact that airmen in large numbers are leaving the Service after completion of their

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)

10 May 2020
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