General
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Ved Prakash Malik
PVSM
Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST: ) is a military award of India. It was constituted in 1960 and since then it is awarded in recognition to peace-time service of the most exceptional order and may be awarded posthumously. All ranks of the ...
,
AVSM
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Dis ...
(born 1 November 1939) served as the 19th
Chief of Army Staff of the
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...
from 30 September 1997 to 30 September 2000. He was the Army Chief during the
Kargil War
The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referr ...
.
Honours and decorations
Dates of rank
Advisor
Currently, he is a member of the
Board of Advisors
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of
India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).
Publications
* ''Kargil: From Surprise to Victory''. HarperCollins. 2010.
* ''Operation Cactus: Drama in the Maldives''. HarperCollins. 2013.
References
External links
* http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/160-VP-Malik.html
* http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PTC2C.aspx?MnId=ihbKIDcaeOhOyg5bsE8Dzw&ParentID=BXy2wClT6S80HuIzDoV4qw
1939 births
Living people
Chiefs of Army Staff (India)
People from Dera Ismail Khan District
People from Panchkula
Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Vice Chiefs of Army Staff (India)
Indian generals
National Defence College, India alumni
Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
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