Lieutenant General Shokin Chauhan — PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM — is a decorated former Director-General of Assam Rifles and Chairman of the Cease Fire Monitoring Group. Commissioned into the 11 Gorkha Rifles in 1979, he commanded key formations including 1 Corps, 8 Mountain Division and 70 Mountain Brigade, with extensive experience in counter-insurgency in Kashmir and the Northeast. He was also a founding member of the Indian Army’s public outreach and served as Director (2002-2004) and ADGPI (2015). As Defense Attaché to Nepal, he strengthened Indo-Nepal military ties. A scholar with a PhD on Indo-Nepal relations, he authored Bridging Borders and is a sought-after speaker. He has received five Presidential awards and is affiliated with leading Indian think tanks and universities.