Apurba Kumar Bardalai
Apurba Kumar Bardalai (born 4 April 1956), is a retired Major General from the Indian Army. He holds a PhD from Tilburg University, where he is a Member of the Department of Organisation Studies. He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the United Service Institution of India, New Delhi. Career Having completed his training at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Apurba Kumar Bardalai was commissioned into the 15th Battalion, the Rajput Regiment on 11 June 1977. Apurba Kumar Bardalai has served on foreign assignments including as Deputy Head of the Mission & Deputy Force Commander at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and as the Commandant of the Indian Military Training Team at Bhutan. Writing Specialising in United Nations peacekeeping, Defence and Security, Apurba Kumar Bardalai has published one book, a PhD Thesis and several Journal Articles and other academic research material in his field. Books Changing Security Scenario: Implications for UN Peacekeeping, Knowledge World for United Service Institution of India, 2006. United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon: Assessment and Way Forward, 2021 (PhD Thesis, soon to be published). Journal articles and other research material UNIFIL: The many challenges of successful peacekeeping, Journal of Defence Studies, 2016. UNPKO and