Lieutenant General A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)

Lieutenant General A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd), is an NDA alumnus and a second-generation Armoured Corps officer with over 39 years of distinguished military service in key staff and command roles. He is the former Strike Corps Commander and Director General of Mechanised Forces. He also served as a Military Observer in the UN mission in Guatemala. As a scholar-warrior, he has authored over 350 publications on national security, geopolitics, defence technology, doctrines, and defence matters, as well as five books, and is an internationally renowned keynote speaker. The General was a consultant to the Ministry of Defence (Ordnance Factory Board) after superannuation. He was the Distinguished Fellow and held the COAS Chair of Excellence at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, he was a key member of the Indian Army Study Team on Technology Induction 2025. He currently serves as a strategic advisor and board member to several organisations and think tanks. He is also a strategic advisor to the private drone industry. Gen Shivane currently serves as Strategic Advisor to Centre for New Age Warfare Studies (CNAWS).