Pattadakal Venkanna Raghavendra Rao was an Indian civil servant, writer and the sixthdefence secretary of India.^[1] He assumed office on 21 November 1962, the day theSino-Indian War ended^[2] and held the position until 3 April 1965. He was the author of three books,India's Defence Policy and Organisation Since Independence,^[3]Defence without drift^[4] andRed Tape and White Cap.^[5] TheGovernment of India awarded him thePadma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award, in 1967.^[6]

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