
First Defence Minister of India: Sardar Baldev Singh’s Role in Nation Building
Introduction to India’s First Defence Minister India’s defence sector, post-independence, required a visionary leader who could shape the armed forces of a newly sovereign nation. Sardar Baldev Singh, an industrialist-turned-politician, was appointed as the first Defence Minister of independent India. He held the office from 15 August 1947 to 13 May 1952, playing a pivotal…