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Colonel (Retired) Jaibans Singh Born	21 December 1957 Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Education	MAM College Jammu Punjabi University, Patiala Occupation	Indian Army Officer Journalist, analyst, columnist and author Notable credit(s)	Jammu and Kashmir: The Tide Turns www.defenceinfo.com

Colonel (Retired) Jaibans Singh is Editor-in-Chief of www.defenceinfo.com, a popular web portal on defence news and views; an analyst of Indian defence and security affairs, a columnist of repute and an author. His main area of interest is Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan and China. The larger canvas includes Indian as well as global defence and security issues. With experience as a soldier and a journalist he combines in himself the best of strategic knowhow and communication skills. Education He is a postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication from Punjabi University, Patiala; class of 2003. He passed out with a Gold Medal. Career An alumnus of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, he passed out in December 1979 and was commissioned into Skinners Horse, the senior most regiment of the Indian Armoured Corps. He was later posted to a new raising of the Armoured Corps, 49 Armoured Regiment, in October, 1983. Colonel Jaibans Singh joined the field of Journalism while in the army. He got his Postgraduate Degree in Journalism while on study leave from the Army and then served two tenures in media organisations of the Indian Army from 2003 to 2009. He took premature retirement from the Additional Directorate General, Public Information (ADGPI) at the Army Headquarters in South Block New Delhi, in December, 2009. He then created www.defenceinfo.com and emerged as a prominent figure in matters concerning Defence and Security. Books Jaibans has authored a book, “Jammu and Kashmir: The Tide Turns”, published by Lancer Publishers (LLC) New Delhi. He has also co-scripted a Coffee Table Book, “The Making of a Worrier” for the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun Columnist Jaibans Singh is a columnist contributing to a large number of magazines and newspapers. The main are Organiser Weekly, New Delhi Pioneer, New Delhi Northlines, Jammu Early Times, Jammu Himalayan Mail, Jammu Brighter Kashmir, Srinagar The Daily Indian Times, Srinagar Web Content Writer Jaibans Singh provides analytical content to a large number of websites. The main among these are :- http://jammukashmirnow.com/ http://www.newsbharati.com/ http://www.indiandefencereview.com/ https://www.bharatniti.in/