Air Marshal (Dr.) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd)

Air Marshal (Dr.) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd.), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, is a former Commandant of the National Defence College, New Delhi. An experienced pilot with over 5000 sorties on fighters, he has commanded a fighter squadron, IAF’s prestigious Tactics Air Combat Development Establishment, two frontline fighter wings, and has extensive experience in the development and execution of air operations at Command, Air Force and Joint Operations levels. He has been the Senior Air Staff Officer of WAC, Air Defence Commander of two operational Commands, AOC of IAF’s Composite Operational Battle Response and Analysis Group, and the Director of Air Staff Inspections and Operational Planning and Assessment Group. Actively involved in policy and doctrine formulation, air strategy development and International Defence cooperation, he has led three international air exercises with US, France and UAE, and was a part of Defence Secretary level talks to Israel and China. Additionally, he is a member of the Royal College of Defence Studies, and an avid air power scholar and writer.