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Ravi Datt Mehta (1955 – 7 July 2008) was a brigadier in the Indian army. He died in the suicide bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul while serving as India's Defence Attaché to Afghanistan on 7 July 2008. ==Early life and Military career== R.D. Mehta was born into a family of Muhiyal brahmins.〔(Mohyal Mitter, Sep 2008 )〕 ''Indian Express'' states that he was a math wizard in his younger days.〔(The Indian Express, 9 July 2008 )〕 He joined the Indian Army in 1976 and went on to become a highly rated officer.〔(The Asian Age, 7 July 2008 )〕 His selection as Defence Attaché in Kabul is said to have followed an intensive screening process that shortlists the candidate pool to unofficially the "top three"〔Times of India, 9 July 2008 (Last farewell to Brig. Mehta )〕 officers of the Indian Army, prior to making the final selection for the job . He had proficiency in many languages〔The Tribune, 8 July 2008, (Simla Link )〕 including Pashto, Mandarin and Tibetan. His work as defence attache in Kabul was praised in both Indian media and Pakistani media.〔(Defence Attaches remember Brigadier Mehta in Kabul )〕 In the words of a columnist of the ''Dawn newspaper'', he was: :''"an affable defence attaché who was popular with Indian expatriates and local Afghans alike"''〔(The Dawn, 14 July 2008, Karachi )〕 It is speculated that he was targeted, allegedly by the Taliban and the ISI, due to his significant role in training the Afghan army and his close monitoring of the re-established links between Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Taliban.〔The Times of India, 8 July 2008 (Briagdier targeted for role in training Afghan army )〕 He was said to have a "good relationship" with Afghan defense minister Abdul Rahim Wardak. Brig. Mehta had earlier also served as the head of the Indian Army's Intelligence Corps in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ravi Datt Mehta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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