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Lieutenant General Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, PVSM, UYSM, YSM, VSM (Retd.) an alumnus of National Defence Academy, is a 1983 commissioned Infantry Officer (Rajputana Rifles). Popularly known as ‘Tiny’ Dhillon, he served extensively in Counter Insurgency/Counter Terrorism Operational areas of Kashmir and the north-east of India. During the most challenging environment of Pulwama IED blast and Abrogation of Article 370 and 35A, he commanded the Srinagar based XV Corps in Kashmir. He superannuated as Director General Defence Intelligence Agency under the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in January 2022.