Lt General Harinder Singh: Army officer who will lead Indian side in border talks with China
The Indian Army will be represented at the crucial India-China border talks by Lieutenant General Harinder Singh. He is the commander of Leh-based 14 Corps, also called 'Fire and Fury Corps'.
New Delhi: Indian and Chinese armies will hold Lt. General-level dialogue on Saturday in their first major attempt to resolve month-long bitter border stand-off in eastern Ladakh even as both militaries maintained their aggressive posturing in the sensitive areas in the high-altitude region.
The Indian delegation will be led by Lt General Harinder Singh, the general officer commanding of Leh-based 14 Corps, while the Chinese side will be headed by the Tibet Military District Commander at the talks in the Border Personnel Meeting Point at Maldo.
The Indian Army will be represented at the crucial India-China border talks by Lieutenant General Harinder Singh. He is the commander of Leh-based 14 Corps, also called ‘Fire and Fury Corps’.
An expert in counter insurgency, Lt Gen Harinder Singh took over the command of the 14 Corps in October last year.
Lieutenant General Harinder Singh assumed command of ‘Fire & Fury Corps’ relieving Lieutenant General YK Joshi today. Troops of Fire & Fury Corps #IndianArmy face the most hostile terrain, weather & altitude challenges which no army in the world faces. #NationFirst pic.twitter.com/aqSLS9CEzY
— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) October 10, 2019
Prior to that, he held several crucial positions in the Indian Army, including the posts of Director General of Military Intelligence, Director General of Military Operations, and Director General of Operational Logistics and Strategic Movement.
He has also commanded a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in North Kashmir, which is responsible for counter-insurgency operations in the Valley.
In a paper titled ‘India’s Emerging Land Warfighting Doctrines and Capabilities’ in 2010, Lt Gen Singh offered his insight into the border tensions with China, wrote The Quint.
“Though some impression of stability prevails at the strategic level, China continues to exhibit marked political, diplomatic and military assertiveness at the tactical level… In recent years, the westward expansion of Chinese railway and road infrastructure in the Tibetan Autonomous Region accentuates India’s concerns with regard to their military intentions. Indian forces, therefore, have to be sufficiently prepared to defend against China the mid-to-long term,” he had written.