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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Retired Indian Army General}}<br />
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{{Infobox military person<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General]]<br />
| name = K J S Dhillon<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[UYSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]<br />
| image = KJS Dhillon.png<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| nickname = Tiny Dhillon<br />
| allegiance = {{IND}}<br />
| branch = {{Army| India}}<br />
| serviceyears = December 1983 – January 2022<br />
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|22px]] [[Lieutenant General]]<br />
| unit = [[Rajputana Rifles|4 Rajputana Rifles]]<br />
| commands = [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]]<br />
| awards = [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br/>[[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]<br/>[[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Yudh Seva Medal]]<br/>[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
| laterwork = Chairperson of the Board of Governors (BoG) of [[IIT Mandi]]<br />
}}<br />
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[[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] '''Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon''', [[PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a retired [[General Officer]] of the [[Indian Army]] and the Chairperson of the Board of Governors (BoG) of [[IIT Mandi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='Operation Maa' author in Kashmir, Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon hangs up his boots |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/jan/31/operation-maa-author-in-kashmir-lieutenant-general-kjs-dhillon-hangs-up-his-boots-2413559.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He last served as the Director General [[Defence Intelligence Agency (India)|Defence Intelligence Agency]] (DG DIA) and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) (DCIDS Int) under the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] (CDS) from 9 March 2020 to 31 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen KJS Dhillon to take charge as DG DIA, DCIDS |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/lt-gen-kjs-dhillon-take-charge-dg-dia-dcids-1654022-2020-03-09 |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |website=[[India Today]] |date=9 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Prior to this, he served as the 48th Commander of the [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] assuming the post from Lieutenant General [[Anil Kumar Bhatt]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/lt-gen-dhillon-takes-over-as-goc-15-corps/726048.html|title=lt-gen-dhillon-takes-over-as-goc-15-corps|date=2019-02-09|access-date=2019-04-08|archive-date=8 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208185041/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/lt-gen-dhillon-takes-over-as-goc-15-corps/726048.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="kashmirreader.com">{{Cite web|url=https://kashmirreader.com/2019/02/09/lt-gen-kjs-dhillon-takes-over-as-goc-of-srinagar-based-15-corps/|title=Lt Gen KJS Dhillon takes over as GoC of Srinagar-based 15 Corps|last=Desk|first=KR Web|website=Kashmir Reader|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-06-11|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209104758/https://kashmirreader.com/2019/02/09/lt-gen-kjs-dhillon-takes-over-as-goc-of-srinagar-based-15-corps/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Dhillon is an alumnus of [[National Defence Academy]], Khadakwasla & [[Indian Military Academy]], Dehradun. He graduated from the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington, and the [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]], Delhi.<ref name="kashmirreader.com" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Dhillon was commissioned in December 1983 in 4'th Battalion of [[Rajputana Rifles]] and had a 39 year long military career. He is credited with important appointments at the Army Headquarters and instructional appointments at Infantry School, Mhow, and Indian Army training team abroad.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Manjeet Negi |date=8 February 2019 |title=KJS Dhillon takes charge of Colonel of Regiment of Rajputana Rifles |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/lieutenant-general-kjs-dhillon-colonel-regiment-rajputana-rifles-1601761-2019-09-21 |access-date=2022-03-09 |magazine=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He is considered an expert on [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], as he served there for five tenures since 1988, including as sector commander of [[Rashtriya Rifles]] and Brigadier General Staff of the Chinar Corps.<ref name="kashmirreader.com" /> Before taking over as the Chinar Corps Commander, the General Officer was tenanting the appointment of Director General Perspective Planning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kashmirlife.net/lt-gen-kjs-dhillon-is-new-kashmir-corps-commander-201241/|title=Lt Gen KJS Dhillon Is New Kashmir CORPS Commander|date=2019-02-09|website=Kashmir Life|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> He was appointed as the [[colonel of the regiment|Colonel of the Regiment]] of [[Rajputana Rifles]] on 21 September 2019, when he took over from Lt Gen [[Abhay Krishna]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/lieutenant-general-kjs-dhillon-colonel-regiment-rajputana-rifles-1601761-2019-09-21|title=KJS Dhillon takes charge of Colonel of Regiment of Rajputana Rifles|first=Manjeet Singh|last=Negi|date=21 September 2019|website=India Today}}</ref><br />
He retired from Service on 31 January 2022 and was succeeded by Lt Gen CP Cariappa as the Colonel of Regiment of Rajputana Rifles.{{fact|date=March 2023}}<br />
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== As XV Corps commander==<br />
He has successfully maintained a balance, in [[Kashmir]]'s security scenario, between counter-infiltration and counter-terrorist operations on one hand and the use of military soft power on the other. The perpetrators of ''[[2019 Pulwama attack|Pulwama Blast]]'' were targeted in the first 100 hours.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pulwama-encounter-army-men-killed-commanders-led-from-front-kjs-dhillon-1459491-2019-02-19|title=Pulwama encounter: Armymen led from front to prevent civilian casualties, says Lt Gen KJS Dhillon|agency=Ist|newspaper=India Today}}</ref> In an official statement on this, he described his efforts against terror launch pads especially, ''"after August 5 last year"'', as the statement read.<ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/lt-gen-dhillon-hands-over-command-of-kashmir-based-15-corps-to-lt-gen-bs-raju-120022900651_1.html Lt Gen Dhillon hands over command of Kashmir based 15 Corps to Lt Gen BS Raju]</ref><br />
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== Awards and decorations ==<br />
During his military career of 39 years, he has been awarded with the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]], [[Yudh Seva Medal]], and the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Army's 15 Corps commander awarded Uttam Yudh Seva Medal for his services in Kashmir valley |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/25/armys-15-corps-commander-awarded-uttam-yudh-seva-medal-for-his-services-in-kashmir-valley-2094533.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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|colspan="4" align="centre"|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]] [[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]] [[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
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|[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|105px]] <br />
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]] <br />
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"<br />
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|colspan="1"|[[Param Vishist Seva Medal]]<br />
|colspan="2"|[[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Yudh Seva Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]<br />
|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Parakram Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Later career ==<br />
Dhillon was appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of Governors (BoG) of [[Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi]], on 25 August 2023 for a period of three years. <ref>{{Cite news |title=Lt Gen Dhillon is IIT-Mandi BoG Chairperson |work=[[Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/lt-gen-dhillon-is-iit-mandi-bog-chairperson-8912339/}}</ref> Dhillon will succeed Professor Prem Vrat, the founding director of [[IIT Roorkee]], in the position.<br />
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==Books==<br />
* ''Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye: My Life Story''<ref name="DP">{{cite news |last= Chellappan|first= Kumar|date=7 May 2022|title=Kashmir's story comes alive through a veteran's eyes|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2022/india/kashmir-s-story-comes-alive-through-a-veteran---s-eyes.html|newspaper=Irish Times| access-date= 21 January 2023}}</ref><br />
* ''Wafadari, Imaandari, Zimmedari (WIZ): War-room to Board-room''<br />
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| title = [[General Officer Commanding]] [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]]<br />
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| after = [[B. S. Raju]]<br />
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