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Maj Gen Ravi Arora

CEO

Delhi, India32 yrs experience

Key Highlights

  • Leader in defense media and events organization.
  • Published India's top defense magazine in English and Hindi.
  • Expert in national security and military modernization.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Defense Media Executive with extensive leadership in military publications and events.

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Skills

Core Skills

DefenseLeadership

Other Skills

MilitaryNational SecurityDefense ResearchDefense ProcurementMilitary TechnologyPublishingContent ManagementEvent ManagementPublic RelationsProgram ManagementCommandProject PlanningSecurityTrainingOperations Management

About

As CEO of IMR Media, organisers of defence seminars and exhibitions, publishers of defence books and journals, our aim has been to "Reach all officers of the Indian Armed Forces." Fifteen years since inception in 2010, INDIAN MILITARY REVIEW is now at the top of the piannacle. IMR Media organises these defence conferences and exhibitions every year - Surveillance C4I2 and Electro-optics, Night Vision, Military Power Systems, CBRNe, Force Protection, Combat Vehicles, Precision Attack, Military Simulation & Training, Air & Missile Defence, UAVs & Electro-optics, Artillery, Net-centric Operations and many others. It is my effort to sustain and solidify its No 1 position among defence media. DEFENSE NEWS, USA is IMR's exclusive partner for content and represents IMR in North America and Europe. Our objective is to project the strengths of Defense News in India, ie, vast network of international correspondents and in-depth quality reporting. It has the largest defence news room in the world. Specialties: National Security analysis, modernisation of the armed forces, force structure, defense budgeting & expenditure, procurement procedure, defense research.

Experience

32 yrs
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Current Experience

Imr media (indian military review)

2 roles

Events Convenor

Jan 2011Present · 15 yrs 5 mos

CEO & Chief Editor

Oct 2009Present · 16 yrs 8 mos

  • Maj Gen RK Arora is the CEO of the IMR Media Pvt Ltd which publishes the flagship INDIAN MILITARY REVIEW (IMR) monthly defence magazine, both in English and Hindi. IMR is now India's No 1 defence magazine.
  • The editorial team of IMR has five defence veterans and two civilian engineers. Our aim is to reach every officer of the Indian Armed Forces.
  • These publications cover Current defence & security topics, Insurgency, Internal Security, Homeland Security, Counter-Terrorism, Neighbourhood, Pakistan – China, Defence Cooperation, Army Modernisation, Navy Modernisation, Air Force Modernisation, Paramilitary Forces, Defence Research, Defence Industry, Defence Procurement, Military Technology and Military History.
  • We also organise defence Conferences & Exhibitions. We have organised more than 60 defence events so far in the last 11 years.
MilitaryDefenseLeadershipNational SecurityDefense ResearchDefense Procurement+1

Army training command

Major General REDFOR Wargaming

Oct 2008Oct 2009 · 1 yr · Shimla Area, India

  • As MG Red Forces I had a team of 19 officers to keep abreast of Chinese and Pakistani (Red Forces) military doctrine and strategy so as to formulate their likely plans and field them against Blue Forces (Command and Corps level) in wargames.

Indian army

General Officer Commanding 12 Infantry Division

Jul 2007Sep 2008 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • The Division operationally covers the whole of Rajasthan border and peace stations include Jodhpur, Jaipur, Udaipur, Nasirabad, Jaisalmer and Alwar.

17 infantry division

Deputy GOC

Jul 2005Jun 2007 · 1 yr 11 mos · Sikkim

  • The position included performing the duties of Station Commander Gangtok

Defence services staff college

Senior Instructor Staff College

Oct 2002Jun 2004 · 1 yr 8 mos · Wellington, South India

  • Was responsible for C Division of Staff Course 58 and 59 teaching Maj and Lt Col level officers of the three armed forces.

Indian army's only amphibious brigade in andaman & nicobar islands

Brigade Commander

Jan 2001Sep 2002 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • The highlight was moving the Brigade from A&N Islands, by sea and air, to Western Theatre during Operation Parakram in Jan 2002.

Military wing

Director

Jan 1998Jan 1999 · 1 yr · Ministry of Defence

  • Was Secretary of the Joint Planning Committee comprising the Director Generals of Operations of the Army, Navy and Air Force for planning of joint operations.

Army headquarters

Director Perspective Planning

Apr 1996Jul 1998 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Was involved with preparing the Long Term Perspective Plan, Five Year Plan and Annual Plans related to Infantry.

14th bn the punjab regt

Commanding Officer

Jan 1992May 1995 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Jammu and Kashmir (state), India

  • 14 Punjab is an Infantry Battalion which was earlier till 1954 part of the Nabha State Forces

United nations military observer group in iran

Military Observer

Aug 1988Jun 1990 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Worked as Operations Officer at HQ UNIIMOG, Sector HQ Saqqez and as a Team Leader on the Iranian side. UNIIMOG was formed in August 1988 as soon as Ayatollah Khomeini and Saddam Hussein agreed to a ceasefire after 8 years of war.

Education

Army Staff College Camberley UK

Graduate

Jan 1981Jan 1982

Panjab University

M Phil — Social Sciences

Jan 2004Jan 2005

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya

M. Phil — Defence & Management Stuides

Jan 1995Jan 1996

University of Madras

M. Sc. — Defence Studies

Jan 1987Jan 1987

University of Rajasthan

MA — Public Admin

Jan 1985Jan 1987

Shivaji University

BA (Hons) — English

Jan 1976Jan 1979

National Defence Academy

Bachelor of Arts (BA) — Basic Military Training

Jan 1968Jan 1971

Indian Institute of Public Administration

Diploma in Public Administration — Public Administration

Jan 2004Jan 2005

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