Pattadakal Venkanna Raghavendra Rao was an Indian civil servant, writer and the sixth defence secretary of India. ^[1] He assumed office on 21 November 1962, the day the Sino-Indian War ended ^[2] and held the position until 3 April 1965. He was the author of three books, India's Defence Policy and Organisation Since Independence, ^[3] Defence without drift ^[4] and Red Tape and White Cap. ^[5] The Government of India awarded him the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award, in 1967. ^[6]

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• See also
• References
• Further reading
• External links

See also

References

Further reading

• Harder, Anton (2015). "Defining Independence in Cold War Asia: Sino-Indian Relations, 1949-1962" (PDF). The London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

External links

• "List of Defence Secretaries". Ministry of Defence, Government of India. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
• Rao, Pattadakal Venkanna Raghavendra (1977). India's defence policy and organisation since independence. USI national security lectures.2. United Service Institution of India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
• "Rao, Pattadakal Venkanna Raghavendra, 1909- (Person) - Boston University Libraries". link.bu.edu. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

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