Major General Harsha Kakar, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery in Jun 1979 and superannuated in Mar 2015. During his military service, he held a variety of appointments in every part of the country
including J and K and the North East. As the head of department in strategic studies at the College of Defence Management, he wrote extensively on futuristic planning and enhancing joint operations. He was part of the United Nations peace keeping
operations in Mozambique. In addition to training courses in India he attended the National Security Studies Course at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. He was the first officer from India to attend this course. Post his superannuation, he settled in Lucknow where he extensively writes for a few newspapers, magazines and online portals. He is also a security analyst on a variety of TV channels. His writings span a wide spectrum covering international relations, strategic threats (both military and non-military with emphasis on South Asia), defence planning and capacity building, national security and politico-military cooperation.