Lt Gen Pannu has held a string of important command and staff appointments and took an active part in many operations. He has also attended major prestigious courses like the Defence Services Staff College, Senior Command, Higher Command and National Defence College course in his career.
0:47- About Lt Gen PJS Pannu and his journey.
Former Deputy Chief Indian Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) responsible for coordinating military operations of the three services.
He was responsible for raising the Defence Space and Cyber Agencies, as well as the Special Forces Division.
He conducted the first-ever space exercise in India nicknamed IndspaceX in 2019.
He served three tenures in the Military Operations Directorate at Army Headquarters and on two UN missions, Mozambique and Sudan both as Chief Operations Officer.
He was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of CENJOWS (Centre for Joint Warfare Studies) and USI (United Services Institute) of India, both premier Defence Think Tanks.