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