Bhardwaj, Brigadier Pawan: - Brigadier Pawan Bhardwaj has operational experience in the Siachen Glacier, counter-insurgency, and counter-terror operations. He has served along the international borders of Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland, as well as in the high-altitude areas of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh. He was also a faculty member at the Army War College and the Infantry School. He has the unique distinction of serving twice with the tri-service Strategic Forces Command. His reading interests include technology trends, information warfare, and military training. He holds a Master's degree from Madras University and has recently completed a research project on the tactical-level employment of AI in the military at the United Service Institution of India. He is currently a PhD candidate at Manipal Academy of Higher Education.