Lieutenant general Depinder Singh, PVSM, VSM (born 1930, in Punjab, British India) was the overall commander of the IPKF in Sri Lanka from July 1987 to March 1990,[1] He was the military assistant to Sam Manekshaw from 1969 to 1973 during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
[2][3] Singh has written a few books on his experience in the Indian army.
Singh was conferred with the prestigious Param Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.