Arun Shridhar Vaidya
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Arun Shridhar Vaidya was an Indian Army general who served as Chief of Army Staff and played a central role in major counterinsurgency operations in the 1980s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief of Army Staff of India
ⓘ
Indian Army officer ⓘ general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Param Vishisht Seva Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sena Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Vir Chakra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | senior-most professional head of the Indian Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Blue Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Marathi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
counterinsurgency
ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | military leadership ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | General ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Marathi ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRankAtRetirement | General ⓘ |
| movement | Indian counterinsurgency operations in the 1980s ⓘ |
| notableCommand |
Indian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Command of the Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
assassination in Pune by Sikh militants
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service as Chief of Army Staff during 1984 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Indian Army during Operation Blue Star
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role in counterinsurgency operations in Punjab ⓘ |
| notableWork | planning and execution of Operation Blue Star ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Armed Forces leadership in the 1980s ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ⓘ |
| rank | General ⓘ |
| residence |
New Delhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| service | armoured corps officer ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | IC-5562 ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Indian national security policy in the early 1980s ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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