Maj. Gen. N D Prasad
Former Director, School of Internal Security, Defence and Strategic Studies, Rashtriya Raksha University; and Former Deputy Director General & Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Contemporary China Studies
Major General N D Prasad (Retd) was commissioned into the Mechanised Infantry Regiment in December 1984. He commanded a Mechanised Infantry Battalion as part of Strike Corps along the Western borders, a Mountain Brigade along the LAC and an Infantry Division as part of a Strike Corps. He has working knowledge of Chinese language. He is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad & IIM Mumbai. He represented India as the Deputy Defence Attaché in Beijing for three years and held numerous assignments dealing with China, India’s strategic neighbourhood and counter insurgency/ terrorism in Northeast. He was privileged to lead India’s first ever Tri- services exercise with a friendly foreign country: Exercise Indra – 2017 as the Overall Force Commander. He was awarded twice by the President of India for distinguished service of an exceptional order. The Officer superannuated in June 2021 as Dean & Chief Instructor, Faculty of Studies & Leadership at Army War College, Mhow. He raised the Faculty of Military Leadership for training the leadership in the Indian Army at all levels during this tenure. He was the Deputy Director General & Distinguished Fellow with Centre for Contemporary China Studies, Ministry of External Affairs before joining the RRU as Director of SISDSS.