The United Service Institution of India was founded in 1870 by a soldier scholar, Colonel (later Major General) Sir Charles MacGregor. The story of its growth is the story of the growth of the Indian Armed Forces. It was founded for ‘furtherance of interest and knowledge in the art, science and literature of the Defence Services.’
The USI & Higher School of Economics (HSE), Moscow, Russia had an interaction at USI. The delegation included Ms Anastasia, Likhacheva, Dean of Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE, along with Ms Alexandra Morozkina and Ms Olga Kharina. The USI delegation comprised the DG, Dir CS3, Vice Admiral Satish Soni, PVSM, AVSM, NM (Retd), Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni, PVSM, UYSM, SM, VSM (Retd), Air Marshal (Dr) Rajeev Sachdeva, AVSM (Retd), Mr Sam Bhasin, Maj Gen Rajendra Singh Yadav, VSM (Retd), and Dr Roshan Khanijo, Assistant Director (Research).