Indar Jit Rikhye
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6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) -1947 7th Light Cavalry 1947-1950? | |
Commands held | United Nations Emergency Force Jan. 1966 – June 1967 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Major General Indar Jit Rikhye (30 July 1920 – 21 May 2007) was an Indian Army General, United Nations official, peace advocate and author.
Rikhye served as part of UN Peace Keeping force and as a military adviser to the
Personal life
Rikhye's father Dr. Madan Lal Rikhye had graduated as a medical professional in 1912 [2] and served in British Indian Army as a medical officer with rank of a Captain. [3][4][5][6][7]
After retirement he lived in Charlottesville, Virginia where he died of respiratory failure.[1]
Career in British Indian Army and Indian Army
Gen. Rikhye (pronounced Rickey) had a distinguished 30-year career in the Indian Army. He attended the
Career with United Nations
Starting in the late 1950s he was assigned to U.N. peacekeeping units.
As military advisor, he was responsible for operations in the
In May 1967, General Rikhye was the commander of the United Nations Emergency Force in the Sinai Peninsula when Egypt deployed its own troops in that territory and demanded that Rikhye withdraw all his troops. While waiting for evacuation to occur, UNEF came under fire during beginning of Six-Day War.[8]
Post-United Nations
From 1970 to 1990, he was president of the
List of selected publications
- The Thin Blue Line: International Peacekeeping and its Future
- The Sinai Blunder (1980)[10]
References
- ^ ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ The Collegian and Progress of India: A Fortnightly Journal of Indian Educational Progress in All Its Branches. Collegian Office. 1912. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ udayindia (29 August 2020). "India's Unsung Hero". Uday India. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ The London Gazette. 1921.
- ^ "Indar Rikhye Obituary (2007) - VA, Virginia - Daily Progress". Legacy.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Obituary - Indar Jit Rikhye". The Economist. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Indar Jit Rikhye, Major General, Indian Peace Keeper, profile of NRIs, Great Indians from Garamchai.Com". Garamchai.Com ... for the desi in pardes. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Indar Jit Rikhye, UN peacekeeping adviser, dies at 86". The New York Times. 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Kreisler, Harry (1 November 2005) [1983-02-15]. "Conversation with Indar Jit Rikhye". Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Nehru in Beirut". frontline.thehindu.com. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2023.