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Lieutenant General
Rajiv Ghai
SYSM UYSM AVSM SM***
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 June 2025
Upendra Dwivedi
Preceded byPratik Sharma
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service
16 December 1989 - Present
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit Kumaon Regiment
Commands
Service numberIC-48989Y [1]
Awards

Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, SYSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM & Two Bars is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He is presently serving as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)[2] and as the Military Adviser to the National Security Council Secretariat.[3] He served as the Director General of Military Operations during Operation Sindoor.[4] He earlier served as the General Officer Commanding XV Corps.[5] He is also the Colonel of the Kumaon Regiment & Naga Regiment & Kumaon SCOUTS.[6]

Early life and education

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He is an alumnus of the Fergusson College, Pune[citation needed] and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is also an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the Army War College, Mhow and the National Defence College, New Delhi.[7]

Military career

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The general officer was commissioned into the Kumaon Regiment on 16 December 1989 from the Indian Military Academy.[8] In a career spanning over three decades, he has undertaken numerous command, staff and instructional appointments. He has vast experience in conventional as well as counter terrorist operations and has served as a company commander in Rashtriya Rifles in Jammu & Kashmir and with his battalion in insurgency in the northeast. He has commanded an infantry battalion in western sector, an independent brigade in northern sector and was General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 56th Infantry Division.[9] His staff appointments include serving as GSO-1 in Military Operation Directorate, Staff Officer to Military Secretary , Colonel General Staff at 25 Infantry Division, Deputy Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) at the Integrated Defence Staff, Brigadier Military Operations at the Military Operations Directorate and MG GS at Northern Command.[7] He also served with the United Nations Missions in Lebanon as a staff officer. He has done instructional tenures as an instructor at Infantry School, Mhow and at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.[7]

After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, on 15 June 2023 he took over as the General Officer Commanding XV Corps.[10] A year and a half later on 25 October 2024, he assumed the appointment of Director General of Military Operations.[4] As DGMO, he spearheaded the Indian Army's planning & execution of Operation Sindoor. After his stint as DGMO, on 10 June 2025, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai took over as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy).[11] He was appointed as the Military Adviser to the National Security Council Secretariat on 12 June 2026.[12]

Awards and decorations

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The general officer has been awarded with the Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal on Independence Day 2025 for his role during Operation Sindoor,[13] the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal on Republic Day 2025,[14] the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023, the Sena Medal in 2010,[15] bar to Sena Medal in 2017[16] and a second bar to Sena Medal in 2021.[17]

Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal & Two Bars
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Medal Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UNIFIL

References

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  1. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. The Gazette of India. 23 May 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai appointed Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)". The Economic Times. 9 June 2025. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  3. ^ Rana, Javaria (12 June 2026). "Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai appointed as new Military Advisor to NSCS". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai assumed the appointment of Director General of Military Operations". X (formerly twitter). 25 October 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai assumes Chinar Corps command". The Tribune. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai Assumes Prestigious Mantle as Colonel of the Kumaon Regiment, Kumaon Scouts, and Naga Regiment". 24 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  7. ^ a b c "Speakers Page - Indian Military". Indian Military -. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. The Gazette of India. 23 May 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Major General Rajiv Ghai, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Indian Army's 56 Infantry Division called on State Governor Brig (Retd) Dr BD Mishra at Raj Bhavan". Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai assumes command of Chinar Corps". Hindustan Times. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai promoted as army deputy chief". Hindustan Times. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  12. ^ Philip, Snehesh Alex (12 June 2026). "Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai is new Military Adviser to NSCS, first serving officer to be appointed to post". ThePrint. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  13. ^ "President approves 127 Gallantry awards, 40 Distinguished Service awards & 290 Mention-in-Despatches on the eve of 79th Independence Day". PIB Delhi. 14 August 2025.
  14. ^ "President approves Gallantry awards to 93 Armed Forces personnel, including 11 posthumous & 305 defence decorations on the eve of Republic Day 2025". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  16. ^ "398 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  17. ^ "President Shri Ram Nath Kovind approves 455 Gallantry & other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
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