Anil Bhat Author & Editor

Born in New Delhi, on 18th August, 1951, alumnus of St Columba's School, New Delhi, National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy, Anil Bhat was commissioned into 19th Battalion, The Madras Regiment on 31st March 1972 and later, transferred to 4th Horse. Hand-picked for posting to Defence Ministry's Directorate of Public Relations in 1998, he raised two of its regional offices at Imphal and Guwahati in 1988 and 1991 respectively. In 1993 he was posted as Public Relations Officer, Indian Army in the capital, from where he took early retirement in April 1999. A recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India and Commendations by Chief of Army Staff and GOC-in-C, Eastern Command, he was Research Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (2001-2003), working on a new subject, 'Public Information and National Security' and authored 'Information And Security: Where Truth Lies' (Manas), followed by 'Assam Terrorism and the Demographic Challenge (Centre for Land Warfare Studies and Knowledge World). A defence and strategic affairs analyst, his areas of focus are Jammu & Kashmir, North-East, Left Wing Extremism, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, insurgencies and terrorist movements in South Asia, Indian military history and defence industry. A syndicated columnist contributing analytical articles and book reviews to a number of Indian and foreign newspapers, magazines and portals as well as research papers published in many edited books and journals, he is Editor of his own defence news features agency , WordSword Features. (His website www.wordsword.in was irretrievably hacked by elements inimical to India).