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| Col Anil Shorey |
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Colonel Anil Shorey was commissioned in May 1974 into 14 Punjab (Nabha Akal), a battalion once commanded by his father who died during command in NEFA in February 1963. Educated at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road and Hindu college, Delhi, he is also a Post Graduate in English and Defence Studies. He has had a firsthand experience in Counter Insurgency Operations in Jammu & Kashmir and in the North-East, apart from an exposure in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the desert and high altitude sectors of India. He holds twin Diplomas in Journalism from Dateline Delhi and from Manchester, UK
A Defence Services Staff College graduate from Wellington, he commanded with distinction 15 Punjab, a 300 year old battalion, after which he has held various prestigious appointments such as the Colonel General Staff (GS) of 'Delta Force' in Doda (J&K), where he was the chief coordinator of all counter terrorist operations. Highly qualified in the field of Public Relations, he did a tenure as PRO (Defence) of the Rajasthan and Gujarat Zone for fifteen months as a Major.
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| Following this, he did a 15 month stint overseas on promotion in Somalia and Rwanda, where he was PRO and Chief Spokesman of the Indian Brigade that operated there. He has also held prestigious staff appointments at the Military Operations Directorate, Delhi, an armoured brigade in the desert sector and at the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) Directorate, Delhi, where he, as Director GS, was involved with the 100% expansion and modernization of the RR Force operating in J&K. |
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A Kargil War veteran, he superannuated from his last appointment as the PRO and Chief Spokesman Indian Army, South Block, New Delhi. He continues to be an active faculty member of the Centre of UN Peacekeeping, New Delhi, and an active member of the Historical Research Division of USI and MOD's Historical Section, all at Delhi |
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A prolific writer and poet, he has been awarded a number of international awards for prose and poetic achievements. He contributes regularly to a number of national and international newspapers and professional journals. He has authored eight books on defense subjects, two of which are being sold as bestsellers globally through the famous retail and auction houses of Amazon.Com & E-Bay, apart from finding their way to 200 universities of India and seven universities oversees. Presently, apart from writing many more books, he is pursuing creative writings, producing quality audio-visual films and bringing out world class publications under the personalised brand name - 'Force Multipliers'. |
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