Leadership
Leadership
Leadership
Under
Under
Under
Pressure.
Pressure.
Pressure.
Strategy
Strategy
Strategy
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in a
in a
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Complex
Complex
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World.
World.
Perspectives on leadership, conflict, and national security by Lt Gen D S Hooda (Retd), informed by decades of command experience
Perspectives on leadership, conflict, and national security by Lt Gen D S Hooda (Retd), informed by decades of command experience
Lt Gen D S Hooda (Retd)
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM**, ADC
Former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Army's Northern Command
Service / December 1976 - November 2016
Lt Gen D S Hooda (Retd)
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM**, ADC
Former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Army's Northern Command
Service / December 1976 - November 2016
SERVICE THEATRES
Four decades in uniform. Command experience across conflict, crises, and high-intensity operational theatres shaping India’s most demanding frontiers.
DECORATION & ROLES
Recipient of India’s highest military decorations, with senior command, instructional, and staff appointments across major Army formations and headquarters.
DECORATION & ROLES
Recipient of India’s highest military decorations, with senior command, instructional, and staff appointments across major Army formations and headquarters.
DECORATION & ROLES
Recipient of India’s highest military decorations, with senior command, instructional, and staff appointments across major Army formations and headquarters.
Perspectives
Themes that shape his analysis of military leadership, conflict, and institutional change.
Themes that shape his analysis of military leadership, conflict, and institutional change.
Leadership Under Pressure
Command judgement and responsibility shaped by crises, high-stakes operations, and decisions made with incomplete information.
Military Institutions & Reform
Insights from senior command and staff appointments on doctrine, force structure, professional norms, and long-term institutional change.
Crisis, Conflict, and Escalation
Analysis of limited war, deterrence stability, and escalation control in a nuclearised and politically constrained regional environment.
Civil–Military Relations
Reflections on professional autonomy, political oversight, and democratic accountability drawn from service at the highest levels of command.
Technology and Future Warfare
Assessing how emerging technologies reshape military organisations, and the conduct of future conflict.
Authored Thought
Print • Digital
Articles
Authored Thought
Print • Digital
Articles
Authored Thought
Print • Digital
Articles
Intellectual Exchange
Interviews • Panels
Conversations
Intellectual Exchange
Interviews • Panels
Conversations
Institutional Output
Reports • Policy Papers
Publications
Institutional Output
Reports • Policy Papers
Publications
Invited Forums
Briefings • Closed Sessions
Engagements
Invited Forums
Briefings • Closed Sessions
Engagements
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ThebiggestheroeswerethosewhoslippedacrosstheLineofControlandputtheirlivesontheline.Theycarriedontheirshouldersnotonlyourhopesofsuccessbutalsotheheavierburdenoffailure.
ThebiggestheroeswerethosewhoslippedacrosstheLineofControlandputtheirlivesontheline.Theycarriedontheirshouldersnotonlyourhopesofsuccessbutalsotheheavierburdenoffailure.
Lt Gen D S Hooda (Retd.)
On the September 2016 cross-LoC Surgical Strikes
On the September 2016 cross-LoC Surgical Strikes
Open to Dialogue
For speaking engagements, policy discussions, and formal correspondence.
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