He is a veteran of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and has held several important command and staff appointments at various levels of his career.
An alumnus of the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, the National Defence Academy, Lt Gen Dhillon was commissioned to the Grenadiers regiment in 1968.
In May 2008 he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India.
[1] In an interview with the BBC General Dhillon stated, in 2005, that there had been more infiltration attempts made across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir.
[2] Furthermore, "Gen Dhillon said the 740 km (460 mi) fence built by India to prevent infiltration had been a big help but said it was 'not an obstacle that no one can cross'.