AK is a former cavalry officer, who commanded the 74^th Armoured Regiment and participated in Operation PARAKAM. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and holds a degree in Electronics and Telecom Engineering’. During 27 years with the Army he had command of a Battalion at the prestigious Indian Military Academy and served as Chief Instructor at the Armoured Corps Centre and School, Ahmednagar.

Since leaving the Army, AK has been the founder editor of the South Asia Defence & Strategic Review, a bi-monthly journal.