Lt. Gen. Anil Ahuja (Retd.), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & Bar
Senior Adjunct Fellow for Defence Policy
Email: anil79er@gmail.com
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja served in the Indian Army for 39 years and superannuated as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy Planning and Force Development) in August 2016. During his military career he commanded an operational Corps and a Mountain Division along the Northern borders in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. He also commanded a Brigade in Counter Insurgency operations. He has been India’s Defence Attache to Vietnam, Cambodia and Lao PDR (2002 – 2005) and a UN Military Observer in Angola (1991- 1993). Besides the extensive operational experience in Northern and Eastern Theatres he has also held numerous challenging staff appointments. During his tenure as the Deputy Chief, he was the Indian Co – Chair of the US- India Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Inter Agency Task Force and has been intimately involved with issues of Defence cooperation. Besides active military service experience he has attended professional courses at National Defence College, Army War College and at Netherlands Defence College. He possesses M Phil degrees in Defence and Strategic studies. His areas of particular interests include: Northeast India, issues of Jointness, higher defence organization, force development and Defence Acquisitions. He has served as the Secretary of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) for nearly two years. For his distinguished service he has been awarded PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR
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Institution of the Chief of Defence Staff: Evaluating the First Year
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Informationised Warfare with Boots on Ground: A Concept for the Defence of India in the Continental Domain
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India's CDS: Giving Effect to Higher Defence Reform
Date: January 02, 2020DPG Policy Brief, Vol. V, Issue 1: India’s CDS: Giving Effect to Higher Defence Reform %u200Bby Anil Ahuja and Arun Sahgal
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India’s Chief of Defence Staff
Date: August 31, 2019DPG Policy Brief, Vol. IV, Issue 23: India’s Chief of Defence Staff by Anil Ahuja and Arun Sahgal
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Budget 2019: Defence allocation methodology and rationale remain elusive
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Budgeting for Defence: Beyond Mere ‘Apportioning’ of Financial Resources
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Defence Planning Committee (DPC): Optimising Expectations
Date: May 23, 2018DPG Policy Brief Vol. III, Issue 7: Defence Planning Committee (DPC) Optimising Expectations by Lieutenant General Anil …
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DEF EXPO 2018 AND BEYOND: Prospects for Transforming India from an Arms Importer to a Defence Manufacturing Hub
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Xi Jinping's Address at the 19th Party Congress: Implications for the PLA and China’s Defence Posture
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DPG BRIEF: Vol. I, Issue 2 :India Steps up Maritime Diplomacy
Date: July 12, 2016DPG BRIEF: Vol. I, Issue 2: India Steps up Maritime Diplomacy -by Vice Admiral Anup Singh (Retd), Senior Fellow ASEAN …
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