A very distinguished police officer of the country with an excellent track record for combating terrorism/insurgency in the most turbulent theaters of the country - Nagaland, Assam, Punjab, J&K, and (in the Terai area of) UP. He was Police Chief of two of the largest states of India – Uttar Pradesh and Assam, and also commanded India’s Border Security Force.

The Government of India, in recognition of his contribution to national security, awarded him the Padmashri in 1991. A prolific writer, he has written six books and about 300 articles for the national dailies.
Prakash Singh is also the architect of Police Reforms in the country. He was Member, National Security Advisory Board (2013-14). He is also Associate Fellow of the Joint Special Operations University (US)