A recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India and Commendations by Chief of Army Staff and GOC-in-C, Eastern Command, Col Anil Bhat, (Retd) – is a strategic affairs analyst and former spokesperson, Defence Ministry and Indian Army. Specially selected for posting to Defence Ministry’s Directorate of Public Relations, he raised two of its regional offices at Imphal and Guwahati in 1988 and 1991 respectively. After retirement in April 1999, he joined the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (2001-2003) as a Research Fellow and worked on ‘Public Information and National Security’. He has authored several books including ‘Information And Security: Where Truth Lies’ (Manas), ‘Assam: Terrorism and the Demographic Challenge (Centre for Land Warfare Studies and Knowledge World), After Abbottabad: Terror To Turmoil In Pakistan (Pentagon Press), Modi’s Blueprint for India (edited-Pentagon Press) and China Bloodies Bulletless Borders (Pentagon Press). The views expressed are his own.
