Lieutenant General Satish Dua, PVSM, UYSM, SM, VSM is a retired General Officer of the Indian Army. He served as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) of the Indian Armed Forces and the Former 15 Corps (XV Corps) in Kashmir. He was the Kashmir Corps Commander during the ‘surgical strike’ in September 2016. He was the Colonel of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment. He has held various command, staff, Instructor appointments during his career. He has commanded a battalion and a brigade in counter-terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. He was involved in raising a new formation termed IGAR (East) in Northeast India as Major General in Assam Rifles. He has also served as a commando instructor and a Defence Attaché to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (2005-2008) and also co-chaired the INDO-U.S. Military Cooperation Group (2016-2018).
Lt. Gen. Dua was the founding Member Secretary of Defence Planning Committee. As member of Defence Acquisition Council, he played a pivotal role in force modernisation & inter se prioritisation between Army, Navy & Air Force. He worked actively in the field of Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief. As a member of National Crisis Management Group, coordinated the efforts of Army, Navy & Air Force in National Crises & Disaster situations.
He has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal, the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (2017) and Param Vishisht Seva Medal (2018) for his exemplary service.
After retirement, General Dua has authored a book titled 'India’s Bravehearts'.
