Engineer India's Future Weapon Systems — Through Collaboration, Transparency, and Shared Ownership

Colonel Pankaj Bhagwati (Retd.) is a decorated Indian Army officer commissioned into the 3/11 Gorkha Rifles in December 1997 whose 27-year career wove together elite infantry command, combat aviation, information warfare, and strategic institutional leadership across India's most demanding operational environments.

An expert in Mountain and Glacial Warfare and Qualified Commando Instructor, he led counter-insurgency operations, participated in the Kargil War of 1999 in the Drass Sector and Operation Parakram in 2001, before pivoting to become a Combat Pilot and logging 1,000+ combat flying hours across Leh/Ladakh, the Line of Control, the Line of Actual Control, and international boundaries in Jammu, Punjab, and Rajasthan.

In 2006, he served in the Joint Operations Center in UNIFIL during the Israel-Hezbollah War, authoring the multinational crisis playbook and directing macro-logistics supporting 6.8 million citizens. As Battalion Commander on the Line of Control, his unit was recognised as "Best Battalion in Operations" and received the coveted Unit Citation.

As Colonel General Staff for Cyber and Information at the Indian Army's Strike Formation, he achieved an unblemished "Zero Incident" cybersecurity record across the zone and was awarded for exemplary work in the domain of Information Warfare. A graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, and Directing Staff at the Army War College, he retired voluntarily in 2021 as one of the most cross-domain accomplished officers.

Following voluntary retirement in 2021, Colonel Bhagwati transitioned with distinctive impact into the global corporate sector, applying military-grade operational discipline to enterprise challenges at a global scale. As a senior leader in the Global Supply Chain, he led a shrink-reduction project aimed at in-transit losses of $23.8M, architected the Global Security Operations Center, pioneered the Supply Chain Visualization Tool and 3-Year Risk Forecasting Mechanism, and managed 83,000+ critical incidents across APAC, EU, MEA, AMER, and LATAM.

He subsequently served as Chief Operating Officer at Microtex Energy, orchestrating end-to-end operations across manufacturing, R&D, sales, logistics, sourcing, quality assurance, and new product development across 56 global geographies. Colonel Bhagwati's rare fusion of combat command, doctrinal authorship, enterprise digital transformation, and global COO experience positions him as one of the most versatile and high-impact military-to-corporate leaders.

Col Rajiv Ranjan Singh is a distinguished Indian Army officer whose 25-year career seamlessly integrated operational leadership, strategic resilience, governance, and civil-military programme delivery across India's most geopolitically sensitive border regions.

An alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and the Army War College, Mhow, he served across the Indo-China, Indo-Bhutan, Indo-Myanmar, and Indo-Pakistan borders in various pivotal appointments, including a command tenure, developing rare expertise at the intersection of national security, developmental governance, and frontier administration.

In a uniquely demanding appointment, he commanded an ultra-specialized counter-terrorism unit in Jammu & Kashmir requiring exceptional conflict-sensitive leadership, psychological insight, and community reconciliation acumen. His extensive operational and administrative postings across India and abroad — encompassing logistics, infrastructure support, resource planning, and multi-stakeholder coordination under severe geographical constraints — established him as a master of programme delivery in remote, infrastructure-deficient environments.

He served as a Senior Peacekeeper with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), earning the Force Commander's Commendation for exemplary leadership in complex humanitarian and security operations across one of the world's most volatile post-conflict environments.

Since retirement, Colonel Rajiv Singh has emerged as a transformational leader in strategic governance and enterprise resilience. As a senior global leader in the Big 4, he spearheaded designing and implementing enterprise-wide business continuity and organizational resilience programmes spanning 1,500+ facilities worldwide.

He founded 'Prosecure' as his strategic consulting practice specializing in programme design, institutional strengthening, risk governance frameworks, digital governance, and civil-military coordination for government and private organisations. Col Rajiv brings a rare convergence of operational security expertise, developmental programme acumen, and data-driven performance management to multi-stakeholder challenges. His ability to convert concept to reality, organise foundational pillars and cement building blocks of fledgling entities makes him one of the most sought-after leaders in consolidating, future-proofing and scaling businesses.