Harkirat Singh is a former major general in the Indian Army. As the general officer commanding 54th Infantry Division, Singh served as the first commander of the Indian Peace Keeping Force during its deployment in Sri Lanka in 1987.[1][2][3]

References

  1. "India Replaces a Top General in Sri Lanka". The New York Times. 10 January 1988. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. Jenkins, Loren (22 October 1987). "Indian General in Sri Lanka Is Recalled to New Delhi". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. Gates, Scott; Roy, Kaushik (17 February 2016). Unconventional Warfare in South Asia: Shadow Warriors and Counterinsurgency. Routledge. p. 183. doi:10.4324/9781315549361. ISBN 978-1-317-00541-4.
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