Brigadier John Parashuram Dalvi (3 July 1920 – October 1974) was an Indian Army officer.

During the Sino-Indian War of 1962, he was the commander of the Indian 7th Brigade, which was destroyed, leading Dalvi to be captured by the People's Liberation Army on 22 October 1962.

[4] In 1945 he was selected to join the staff of General Sir Montagu Stopford, GOC XXXIII Corps and later GOC-in-C of 12th Army Burma.

The irony cannot be harsher: this treatment from a country, which for more than a decade had brainwashed itself into holding the Chinese baton wherever it went.Two months after his repatriation, on 9 July 1963 Dalvi was appointed Commander, Poona Sub-Area.

[10] He was promoted substantive brigadier on 13 October 1964,[11] with appointment as Commander, Bihar and Orissa Independent Sub-Area on 4 May 1965.

[13] On 29 September 1966, Dalvi was posted to Army HQ as Deputy Director of Staff Duties (DDSD).

[16] His book directly contradicted that authored by his erstwhile commanding officer, Brij Mohan Kaul.