Vappala Balachandran
Vappala Balachandran | |
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National security and intelligence specialist, former police officer | |
In office 1976 – 1995 as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Yangon, Myanmar | 15 June 1937
Nationality | Indian |
Relations | V.P. Menon |
Religion | Hindu |
Vappala Balachandran is an Indian national security intelligence specialist and a former Indian police officer[1] who served 17 years in the state of Maharashtra, India and 19 years in foreign intelligence service.[2] He retired as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India in 1995 and is based in Mumbai.[3][4]
Early life
Balachandran originally hails from the state of Kerala, Southern India. His father, K.P. Kutti Krishna Menon, was an officer in the Myanmar government and he lived in Yangon till 1940. During the War, his father stayed back in Myanmar to serve the government.[5]
Balachandran is the grand nephew of the late V.P. Menon of "Vappala" Theravad, Ottapalam, Kerala.
Achievements
In 1993 and 1994,Vappala Balachandran led the Indian interagency groups for annual dialogue with U.S agencies on terrorism.[6][7][8]
Between 2007 and 2009 he wrote several papers for the Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, D.C. for their "Regional Voices" project. His paper "Insurgency, terrorism, and transnational trends" was included as Chapter 6 in their publication Transnational Trends.[9] Balachandran was a member of the two-man "High Level Committee" appointed by the Government of Maharashtra to inquire into the police response during the Mumbai November 26, 2008 terror attacks.[10][11]
In November 2009 he was invited by the Governor of Hawaii to be the key note speaker at the 2009 Asia Pacific Homeland Security Summit at Honolulu and address senior police officials in Singapore on urban security and terrorism.[12][13] Balachandran spoke at the Pluscarden Programme conference on "The Future of International Cooperation in Countering Violent Extremism" at St Antony's College, Oxford University in October 2010 and in 2013 on "India’s Politics of Free Expression-A Law & Order perspective" under the "Marchioness of Winchester Lectures 2013".[14] The interview was aired by the BBC radio along with three other participants.[15]
Vappala Balachandran is also an active columnist who writes for The Sunday Guardian and The Asian Age newspapers.[16][17]
Awards
In 1975, Balachandran was awarded the Indian Police Medal for meritorious service and in 1986, The President's Police medal for meritorious service.
Career
1961-1965: Assistant Superintendent of Police, Nashik
1965-1969: Superintendent of Police, Sangli district
1969-1972: Superintendent of Police, Yeotmal district
1972-1973: Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zones-Law & order), Bombay city
1973-1976: Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Branch, C.I.D), Bombay city
1976: Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India[18][19]
June 1995: Retired as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India[20]
Book
His book National Security and Intelligence Management-A New Paradigm was released in March 2014.[21] [22][23]
References
- ↑ Despatch & Courier, Afternoon. "Vajpayee in Paris". Afternoon. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ↑ Age, Asian. "Spies, lies and old files". The Asian Age. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Age, Asian. "Six years after 26/11". Asianage.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ Guardian, The Sunday. "Police need to adopt scientific probe methods". Sunday-Guardian.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ British, Broadcasting Corporation (17 February 2011). "The Burma Campaign". B.B.C. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Balachandran, V. (18 November 2014). "Who caused fall of Wall?". The Asian Age. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ Age, Asian. "Spies, lies and old files". The Asian Age. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Times, News Network (13 March 2014). "Charting 3 decades of terror intelligence coordination failure". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ "Security Threats & Instability". The Stimson Center. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ "Lessons from Mumbai?". The Hindu. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Mirror, Pune. "Cops to get major weapon upgrade". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "7th Annual Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit Begins". The Hawaii Reporter.
- ↑ Mirror, Pune. "Cops to get major weapon upgrade". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Balachandran, Vappala (11 October 2010). "Dealing with the aftermath of attacks" (PDF). St Antony's College, Oxford. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "China Growth, Free Speech in India, Disability and the Arts". BBC. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ Guardian, The Sunday. "Police & State". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Age, The Asian. "Columnists". The Asian Age. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Age, Asian. "Six years after 26/11". Asianage.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ First, Freedom. "Mrinal Gore R.I.P". Freedom First. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ Age, Asian. "Six years after 26/11". Asianage.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ Raghavan, V.R. "Intelligence: more failures than successes". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ Guardian, The Sunday. "Police need to adopt scientific probe methods". Sunday-Guardian.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ TImes, News Network (13 March 2014). "Charting 3 decades of terror intelligence coordination failure". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
Further reading
- "When the Arrest of Chhota Rajan is Dished out as a Soap Opera". The Quint,India. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- "India Has taken a big risk by arresting Chhota Rajan". The DailyO,India. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- "Should Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to Israel Have Been Better Timed?". The Quint,India. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- "Why it is Not Easy For the United Nations to Define Terrorism". The Quint,India. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- "Why Are We Forgetting the Contribution of Nehru and Rajiv Gandhi for the De-Colonisation of Africa and the End of Apartheid?". The Citizen,India. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- "Don’t Blame The ISI.It didn’t create the Taliban.". The Indian Express. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- "Using Terrorists To Fight Terrorists: The New Petraeus Doctrine". The Quint,India. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "Why Impoverished Pakistani Youth Cross the Border as Terrorists". The Citizen,India. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- "Former R&AW Chief's revelations have caused more harm than good". The Quint,India. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- "Global Terror Ten Times Ahead of Intelligence". The Citizen,India. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- "For China 1962 Was a Blip on the War Map". The Citizen,India. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- "Overt impact of covert acts". The Asian Age. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- "New Revelations Create a Political Storm: Moussaoui Accuses Saudi Family of 9/11 Complicity". The Citizen,India. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- "Who's a terrorist?". The Asian Age. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- "Pakistan's 'terror' Boat - Terrorism or Cover Up?". The Citizen India. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- "India's lack of preparedness 'pathetic'". Rediff.com. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2014.