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Major General Apurba Kumar Bardalai VSM
Apurba Kumar Bardalai as Commandant of the Indian Military Training Team in 2013
Nickname(s)	Tony, Bardi
Born	(1956-04-04) 4 April 1956 (age 68)
Allegiance	India
Service / branch	Indian Army
Years of service	1977 – 2014
Rank	Major General
Service number	IC-34421P
Unit	Rajput Regiment
Commands	Indian Military Training Team 22nd Infantry Division 82nd Mountain Brigade 15th Battalion The Rajput Regiment
Awards	Vishisht Seva Medal

Apurba Kumar Bardalai (born 4 April 1956), is a retired Major General from the Indian Army. He holds a PhD from Tilburg University, where he is a Member of the Department of Organisation Studies. He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the United Service Institution of India, New Delhi.

Career

Having completed his training at the National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Apurba Kumar Bardalai was commissioned into the 15th Battalion, the Rajput Regiment on 11 June 1977. Apurba Kumar Bardalai has served on foreign assignments including as Deputy Head of the Mission & Deputy Force Commander at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and as the Commandant of the Indian Military Training Team at Bhutan.

Dates of rank

Insignia	Rank	Component	Date of rank
	Second Lieutenant	Indian Army	11 June 1977
	Lieutenant	Indian Army	11 June 1979
	Captain	Indian Army	11 June 1980
	Major	Indian Army	11 June 1988
	Lieutenant-Colonel	Indian Army	1 April 1995
	Colonel	Indian Army	23 May 1996
	Brigadier	Indian Army	8 December 2005
	Major General	Indian Army	1 May 2010

Writing

Specialising in United Nations peacekeeping, Defence and Security, Apurba Kumar Bardalai has published one book, a PhD Thesis and several Journal Articles and other academic research material in his field.

In addition to his published works, he has delivered several lectures and public speeches on his subject of expertise, at various institutions.

Honours and decorations

For his dedication to duty as the Commander of a Mountain Brigade, Apurba Kumar Bardalai was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal on Republic Day, 2008.

References

1. "Members of Department of Organisation Studies". Tilburg University. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
2. "USI of India Faculty". United Service Institution. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
3. "NEW UNIFIL DEPUTY FORCE COMMANDER ASSUMES CHARGE, 05 MAY 2010". United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
4. "UN in Beirut Observes a Minute of Silence for Haiti Victims". United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
5. Assan, Tina (1 September 2008). "Ghanaian peacekeepers get UN Peace Medal". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
6. "Round Table Discussion on 'India-Bhutan Relations: Recent Developments and Implications'". Vivekananda International Foundation. 2017.
7. "The Gazette of India, New Delhi, Saturday, August 25, 1979 (Regular Army, Permanent Commission - to be 2/Lts - Page 15 of 22)" (PDF). Gazette of India Website. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
8. "The Gazette of India, New Delhi, Saturday, September 9, 1989 (Page 20) (Captain to be Major)" (PDF). Gazette of India Website. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
9. Bardalai, AK (2006). Changing security scenario : implications for UN peacekeeping. New Delhi: United Service Institution of India in association with Knowledge World. ISBN 8187966386.
10. Bardalai, Apurba Kumar (2006). Changing security scenario : implications for UN peacekeeping (1st ed.). New Delhi: United Service Institution of India. ISBN 9788187966388.
11. Bardalai, A.K. (2021). United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon: Assessment and way forward. New Delhi: Pentagon Press LLP. ISBN 978-93-90095-33-9.
12. Aoun, Elena (2018). The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon: Multiple Perspectives on a Multinational Peace Operation. P.I.E. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-2-8076-0249-6.
13. Ao, Temjermeneren (2021). External Dimensions of Security of the North East Region (1 ed.). Indian Council of World Affairs. pp. 16–29. ISBN 9789383445554.
14. Bardalai, Apurba Kumar (2024), Mishra, Omprakash; Sen, Souradeep (eds.), "On the Geoeconomics Drivers of International Conflicts", Global Political Economy, Geopolitics and International Security: The World in Permacrisis, Singapore: Springer Nature, pp. 93–112, doi:10.1007/978-981-97-2231-0_6, ISBN 978-981-97-2231-0, retrieved 30 June 2024
15. Bardalai, Major General AK. "India and Humanitarian Assistance in Post Conflict Peace Building". www.claws.in. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
16. "UNIFIL: The Many Challenges of Successful Peacekeeping | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". www.idsa.in. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
17. Bardalai, Apurba Kumar. "UNPKO and Military Contributions: Challenges and Opportunities for Asia-Pacific Governments". www.usiofindia.org. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
18. "United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Causes for Failure and Continuing Relevance | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". www.idsa.in. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
19. Bardalai, AK (2018). "Doklam and the Indo-China Boundary | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". idsa.in. The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
20. "A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Traditional Peace Operations | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". idsa.in. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
21. Bardalai, Major General (Dr) AK. "Challenges to UN Peacebuilding". USI Journal.
22. Bardalai, Apurba. "UN Peacekeeping and Ambiguity in Normative UN Norms | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". www.idsa.in. The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
23. Bardalai, Major General AK (Dr). "Ukraine Conflict: Is UN peacekeeping an option?". Hesperus Research & Development Organization (HRDO).
24. Bardalai, Major General AK. "Traditional UN Peace Operations - Preventive Deployment for Conflict Management" (PDF).
25. Maj Gen AK Bardalai (Retd), "Private Military Contractors: the Dogs of War," Medals and Ribbons, 4, No.1, January-March 24, 36-39
26. Bardalai, Maj Gen AK. "Capability Building of UN Peace Operations" (PDF). United Service Institution of India.
27. Bardalai, Major General AK (2024). "Role of UN Peace Operations: An Actor of Stability in the Middle East". UN Journal of the Indian Army.
28. Bardalai, Apurba. "Ep. 47: Under the Blue Helmet". Adorilabs Studio.
29. "United Nations Truce Supervision Organization: Role, Relevance, Function, and Utility – Lessons for Future Peace Operations | GCSP". www.gcsp.ch. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
30. Bardalai, AK (2016). "United Nations Peacekeeping Challenge: The Importance of the Integrated Approach, by Anna Powles et al. | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". www.idsa.in. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
31. "List of Awardees, Republic Day 2008". Indian Army Website. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
32. "Republic Day gallantry and other Defence decorations". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

• Living people
• Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal
• National Defence Academy (India) alumni
• 1956 births
• Indian generals
• Tilburg University alumni
• United Nations peacekeeping