G. D. Bakshi

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Major General

G. D. Bakshi

SM, VSM
GD Bakshi during a National Seminar at Bhopal January 2018 (1).jpg
Birth nameGagan Deep Bakshi
Born1950 (1950) (age 71)
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, India
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1971–2008
RankMajor General of the Indian Army.svgMajor general
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971 and Kargil War[1]
AwardsSee § Awards and decorations
RelationsS. P. Bakshi[2] (father)

Major General Gagan Deep Bakshi SM, VSM or G.D. Bakshi (born 1950) is a retired Indian army officer. He is from the 6 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. Commissioned in the Indian Army from IMA Dehradun in November 1971. He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal for commanding a battalion in the Kargil War.[3] Later, he was awarded the Sena Medal for distinguished service in commanding a battalion during counter-insurgency drives.[4]

He subsequently commanded the Romeo Force (Part of elite Rashtriya Rifles) during intensive counter-insurgency operations in the Rajouri-Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir and succeeded in suppressing the armed militancy in this area.[5] He has served two tenures at the Directorate General of Military Operations and was the first BGS (IW) at HQ Northern Command (India), where he dealt with Information Warfare and Psychological Operations.[6][7] He often appears on Republic TV, where he defends narrative of Arnab Goswami.[8] During recent arrest of Arnab Goswami he lead a protest to free him and called Arnab as his friend.[9][10] His analysis is often criticized by other journalists for having a strong bias favoring Government[11]

Early life and education[]

Bakshi was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.[12] He was educated at St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur and University of Madras.

Awards and decorations[]

Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Special Service Medal Sangram Medal
Operation Vijay Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Controversies[]

Major GD Bakshi came in hot waters after delivering hate mongering lecture at Indian Institute of Technology Madras.[13] One of students (Abhinav) of this institute expressed his views as follows. “I am still not able to digest the fact the institute has given a platform to such a speech filled with hatred, instigating violence among the students. A lecture that was heavily loaded with brewing enmity, inhumanity and glorification of brutality.”.[13][14] In another debate at Republic TV he was criticized for using profane language.[15]

Bibliography[]

  • Bakshi, G. D. (2015). China's Military Power: A Net Assessment. Centre for Land Warfare Studies. ISBN 9789383649396. OCLC 903345328.
  • Bakshi, G. D. (2013). Kishtwar Cauldron: The Struggle against the ISI's Ethnic Cleansing. Pentagon Press. ISBN 9788182747364. OCLC 864543669.
  • Bakshi, G. D. (2010). Limited Wars in South Asia: Need for an Indian Doctrine. Centre for Land Warfare Studies. ISBN 9789380502458. OCLC 678542539.
  • Bakshi, G. D. (2010). The Rise of Indian Military Power: Evolution of an Indian Strategic Culture. KW Publishers. ISBN 9788187966524. OCLC 473662691.
  • Bakshi, G. D. (1999). Afghanistan, the First Fault-Line War. Lancer Publishers. ISBN 1897829493. OCLC 41213913.
  • Bakshi, G. D. (1990). Mahabharata, a Military Analysis. Lancer International. ISBN 8170620945. OCLC 39223360.
  • Bakshi, G. D. (2016). Bose: The Indian Samurai - Netaji and the Ina a Military Assessment. ISBN 9789383649921.[16]
  • Bakshi, G. D. (2017). Guardians of the Gate: A Military History of the Mohiyal Fighting Brahmins. Knowledge World Publishers, New Delhi.

References[]

  1. ^ "Major Gen GD Bakshi wants India to prep for another Mahabharata". Catchnews.
  2. ^ "You have seen him on TV, but who is Gen GD Bakshi?". ABP Live.
  3. ^ w.dsalert.org/about-maj-gen-g-d-bakshi
  4. ^ https://theprint.in/india/maj-gen-gd-bakshi-shrillest-warmonger-in-the-media-hits-new-low-with-gaali-on-republic-tv/454582/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Puri, Luv (25 September 2005). "Pir Panjal vulnerable despite people's might". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 February 2019.[dead link]
  6. ^ Bakshi, G. D. "Promotion System in the Army: Dealing with Peacetime Atrophy". Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses.
  7. ^ "India's responses to Pakistan Army's terror overdrive". salute.co.in.
  8. ^ Nandita Singh (4 July 2020). "Maj. Gen. GD Bakshi, shrillest warmonger in the media, hits new low with gaali on Republic TV". ThePrint. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. ^ 'They Attacked An Army Officer's Son': GD Bakshi Roars Against Arnab Goswami's Arrest, retrieved 31 August 2021
  10. ^ World, Republic. "'We're going to the President today': Maj Gen GD Bakshi, veterans & citizens back Arnab". Republic World. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Journalism as News Laundering and Bhakti". The Wire. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  12. ^ Soldiers in the Sun and Snow: A History of the J&K Rifles, The J&K Rifles Regimental Centre Jabalpur, Kishtwar cauldron: The Struggle Against Ethnic Cleansing in Kishtwar, Pentagon Press, New Delhi 2010
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "the news minute".
  14. ^ "the print".
  15. ^ "'M*******!!': Twitter in shock as Major Gen GD Bakshi curses on a live show". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  16. ^ Bose: The Indian Samurai - Netaji and the INA a Military Assessment. India: K W PUBL PVT Limited. 2016. p. 384. ISBN 9789383649921.
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