Commissioned in Dec 1978 in the Poona Horse, Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan retired after over 37 years of distinguished service on 29th Feb 2016. An Alumni of DSSC Wellington and DSCSC Mirpur, Dhaka, during his service he commanded 16th Light Cavalry (one of the oldest Cavalry unit of India), 1stArmoured Brigade and 2 Mountain Division. An expert in mechanized and mountain warfare, he has seenservice along India’sboth Western and Northern Borders. Known within the Army fraternity as a cerebral General, he is an avid follower of International Relations & Geo-Politics for over two decades and also an avid China watcher since 1999.