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Notably, for the first two decades following India's independence, the C-in-C and the successor COAS were the only four-star officers in the Indian Armed Forces, while the chiefs of the Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Air Force (IAF) were headed by three-star vice admirals and air marshals, respectively; the first chiefs to be promoted to four-star ...
[8] General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command: Manjinder Singh: AVSM, YSM, VSM [9] General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command: Devendra Sharma: PVSM, AVSM, SM [10] Chief of Integrated Defence Staff** Johnson P Mathew: PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM [11] Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command** Presently tenanted ...
Whilst the RIAF and RPAF maintained their respective commanding officers, the Deputy Supreme Commander (Air), who worked for the Supreme Commander's Headquarters (Supreme HQ), acted as the overall coordinator for the two new air forces, under the additional title of Air Officer Commanding RAF Units in India and Pakistan. [23]
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the principal military authority and senior-most appointment of the Indian Armed Forces. [4] Deemed the overall professional head of India’s three armed services, namely, the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force, the CDS is the highest-ranking military officer in service, responsible for overseeing inter-service jointness across all ...
The Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) is an administrative forum of the senior-most military leaders of the Indian Armed Forces, which advises the Government of India on all military and strategic matters deemed privy to military coordination, direction and policy between the country's three armed services. [2]
7 September 2024 [8] Defence Secretary: Rajesh Kumar Singh,IAS 1 November 2024 [9] Foreign Secretary: Vikram Misri,IFS 15 July 2024 [10] Law Secretary: Vacant Secretary General, Lok Sabha: Utpal Kumar Singh, IAS 30 November 2020 Secretary General, Rajya Sabha: Pramod Chandra Mody, IRS (IT) 12 November 2021 [11] Secretary General, Supreme Court ...
8 S. L. Menezes 5 September 1973 20 March 1978 The Grenadiers: PVSM, SC [19] 9 K. V. Krishna Rao: 20 March 1978 25 May 1979 Mahar Regiment: PVSM [20] 10 H. C. Dutta 25 May 1979 23 August 1981 8th Gorkha Rifles: PVSM [21] 11 Krishnaswamy Sundarji: 23 August 1981 1 January 1983 Mahar Regiment: PVSM [22] [23] 12 Hriday Kaul 16 January 1983 ...
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]