Air Marshal Vijay Pal Singh Rana, PVSM VSM , had an illustrious career in the Indian Air Force and retired as the ‘Air Force Officer in Charge Administration’ (AOA) after serving for nearly 37 years in the IAF . During service he held many important operational as well as administrative appointments. He commanded a Radar unit during Op Kargil and contributed immensely during Op Parakram. He is post graduate in Defense & Strategic Studies and Plant Breeding & Genetics. He also has Post Graduate diplomas in Public Administration & Business Administration. He underwent the prestigious “Advance Professional programme in Public Administration” (APPPA) at Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA). An avid reader and academician, he had been the instructor at prestigious Defence Services staff colleges at Wellington and also at Lusaka Zambia, where he helped many defence officers undertake research in various fields as part of their curriculum. Apart from the security and strategic matters , Air Mshl Rana has special interest in the field of water security and disaster management an area that he had handled extensively at the helm of administration in IAF.