Former Dy NSA Dutt passes away

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New Delhi, Updated At : 03:36 AM Jul 03, 2025 IST

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Shekhar Dutt, a former Defence Secretary and former Deputy NSA, died here on Wednesday. He was 79. Dutt also served as the Governor of Chhattisgarh. He had served the Army in the 1971 war with Pakistan as an emergency commissioned officer. He was awarded the Sena Medal for Gallantry.

In the IAS, he served as Defence Secretary from July 2005 to July 2007. Upon superannuation, he was appointed Deputy National Security Adviser, and in 2010, he was appointed Governor.

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