Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: May 29, 2009
- Invested on: November 13, 2009
Rank: Colonel
Lieutenant-Colonel Joshi was deployed to Afghanistan as a senior legal advisor to the Afghan Ministry of Justice, from August 2007 to August 2008. In addition to expert legal and administrative advice, he provided invaluable legal services to Afghan ministries. His exemplary and tireless efforts in helping Afghans develop a legislative drafting code were instrumental in creating conditions for the rule of law to be enshrined in the fabric of Afghan society.