Manoj Shrivastava is a serving officer of Indian Army who has held intelligence based appointments in Jammu & Kashmir and in Military Intelligence Directorate at Army Headquarters. An alumnus of National Defense Academy, Khadakwasla and Defense Services Staff College, Wellington, the author has served with United Nations as part of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). He has been a member of the project on 'Perception Management in Indian Army' undertaken by Centre of Land Warfare Studies. He is a prolific writer and has been contributing to various journals of strategic community. He is presently serving in J&K in insurgency prone areas along Line of Control.