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The position's initial roots finds its origins in the 18th century, when the East India Company (EIC) - a British-origin trade establishment and the then-de facto administrative organization of the Indian subcontinent, established the position of Commander-in-Chief, India (C-in-C) in 1748 to head its three Presidency Armies, namely the Bengal ...
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) Lieutenant General: Pratik Sharma PVSM, AVSM, SM [12] Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination) Rakesh Kapoor AVSM, VSM [13] Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance) Rahul R Singh VSM [14] Adjutant General: VPS Kaushik UYSM, YSM, SM [15] Military Secretary ...
Upendra Dwivedi (born 1 July 1964) is a serving four star general officer of the Indian Army.He is the current and 30th Chief of the Army Staff. [5] [6] He took over as the 30th COAS succeeding General Manoj Pande on 30 June 2024. [7]
Manoj Mukund Naravane (born 22 April 1960) is a retired Indian Army General who served as the 28th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), [4] as well as the temporary Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee from 15 December 2021 until his superannuation on 30 April 2022.
Chief of Defence Staff: General Anil Chauhan: 30 September 2022 Chief, Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh : 30 September 2024 Chief, Army Staff: General Upendra Dwivedi: 30 June 2024 Chief, Naval Staff: Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi: 1 May 2024 Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Vice Chief of Defence Staff) Lieutenant general Johnson P ...
Manoj Pande (born 6 May 1962) is a retired four star general officer of the Indian Army.He last served as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff. [3] [4] [5] He previously served as 43rd Vice Chief of the Army Staff, [6] prior to that he was General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command [7] and also as the Commander-in-Chief (CINCAN) of Andaman and Nicobar Command. [8]
On 15 January 1949, General K. M. Cariappa was appointed the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian army. [50] In February 1949, the Indian government repealed colonial-era legislation which mandated limits on the recruitment of certain ethnic groups into the armed forces. [51]
The Indian Army (ISO: Bhāratīya Sēnā) is the land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces.The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, [3] and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS).