Satish Dua

Lieutenant General Satish Dua, PVSM, UYSM, SM, VSM is a retired General Officer of Indian Army.[1] He served as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) of the Indian Armed Forces. He assumed the office on 31 October 2016 from Air Marshal P P Reddy and was succeeded by Lieutenant General P S Rajeshwar on 1 November 2018.[2][3][4][5][6]


Satish Dua

Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of serviceDecember 1979 – October 2018
Rank Lieutenant General
Service numberIC-38311X
Unit8 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
Commands heldIntegrated Defence Staff
XV Corps
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal

Early life and education

Dua has attended Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow; Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; and National Defence College, Delhi.[7]

Career

Dua was commissioned into 8 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (Siachen) in December 1979. He is considered a counter-terrorism specialist and has held various important command, staff and Instructor appointments during his career. He has commanded a battalion and a brigade in counter terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the XV Corps (Srinagar) (2015-2016). As a Major General of Assam Rifles he was instrumental in raising a new formation termed IGAR (East) in Northeast India. He has held various staff appointments including Colonel MS (Complaints) in Military Secretary Branch; Brigade Major of Kargil Brigade; Brigadier General Staff (Operations) of XVI Corps (Nagrota); Deputy Director General in Weapon Equipment Directorate; Additional Director General (Procurement) in Master General of Ordnance Branch. He has also served as a commando instructor and a defence attache to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (2005-2008).[7][3][4][5]

During his career, he has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal, the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (2017) and Param Vishisht Seva Medal (2018) for his service.[8][9]

Honours and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Special Service Medal
Operation Vijay Medal
Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Service Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal

Bibliography

  • Dua, Satish (2020). India’s Bravehearts : Untold Stories from the Indian Army. Noida, Uttarpradesh, India: Juggernaut (4 December 2020); HarperCollins India Private Limited, A-75, Sector 57, Noida, Uttarpradesh - 201301, Tel no : 0120-4044800. p. 224.

References

  1. "Lt Gen Satish Dua sets an example, goes home on motorcycle after retirement". 2018-11-01.
  2. "Lt Gen P S Rajeshwar assumes charge as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman, COSC". 2018-11-01.
  3. "Lt Gen Satish Dua takes over as CISC". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  4. "Former 15 Corps commander Lt Gen Satish Dua takes over as CISC chief". Firstpost. 2016-11-03. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  5. "Lt Gen Satish Dua takes over as CISC chief - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  6. "Air Marshal Reddy is new Chief of Integrated Defence Staff". Archived from the original on 2017-12-13.
  7. "» Lt General Satish Dua". www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  8. "398 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  9. "Press Information Bureau". www.pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-01-26.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Air Marshal P P Reddy
Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff
31 October 2016 - 31 October 2018
Succeeded by
Lt Gen P S Rajeshwar
Preceded by
Subrata Saha
General Officer Commanding XV Corps
26 November 2015 - 30 October 2016
Succeeded by
Jaswinder Singh Sandhu
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