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1 Personal life  





2 Career in British Indian Army and Indian Army  





3 Career with United Nations  





4 Post-United Nations  





5 List of selected publications  





6 References  














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Indar Jit Rikhye
Born(1920-07-30)30 July 1920
Lahore, Punjab Province, British India
(now Punjab, Pakistan)
Died21 May 2007(2007-05-21) (aged 86)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance British India
 India
Service/branch British Indian Army
 Indian Army
Years of service1940–1978
RankMajor General
Unit6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) -1947
7th Light Cavalry 1947-1950?
Commands heldUnited Nations Emergency Force Jan. 1966 – June 1967
Battles/warsWorld 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 United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and U Thant in the 1960s.[1]

Personal life

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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

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Gen. Rikhye (pronounced Rickey) had a distinguished 30-year career in the Indian Army. He attended the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and was commissioned in December 1940. He served with the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) during World War II. In 1947 he saw action in Jammu and Kashmir commanding 'B' Squadron 7th Light Cavalry. He went on to command the Deccan Horse Apr 1948 - Feb 1951.

Career with United Nations

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Starting in the late 1950s he was assigned to U.N. peacekeeping units.

As military advisor, he was responsible for operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, West Irian, Yemen, and Cyprus. Special assignments included advisor to the Secretary-General during the Cuban Missile Crisis, chief of the UN Observer Mission to the Dominican Republic, and participant in the Spinelli-Rikhye Mission to Jordan and Israel in 1965.

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

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From 1970 to 1990, he was president of the International Peace Academy,[9] a New York-based organization that promotes the settlement of armed conflicts by training negotiators, diplomats and military personnel in peacekeeping.

List of selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bernstein, Adam (25 May 2007). "I.J. Rikhye; Indian Major General Oversaw U.N. Peacekeeping Efforts". The Washington Post. 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.



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