Sanjiv Krishan Sood is a retired Additional Director General (ADG) of the Border Security Force. Having put in over 38 years of meritorious service, he has served along all the borders of India with Pakistan and Bangladesh including eight years on LC and in the sensitive Samba Sector of Jammu & Kashmir. His interests include border management, security-related issues and the role of security forces in security matrix of India, politics and humour. He has authored a book and contributed several chapters on border security. He is a regular participant in television debates on mainstream news channels.