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Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command
The Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command is the head of the Strategic Forces Command, the integrated tri-service command responsible for the management and administration of India's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile. The current Commander-in-Chief is Vice Admiral Suraj Berry who took command on 6 October 2023 as the 13th CinC SFC. History The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) was created on 4 January 2003 by the Government of India under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Part of the Nuclear Command Authority, the SFC manages and administers all strategic forces by exercising complete command and control over nuclear assets. The Cabinet Committee on Security approved the appointment of a Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command, to manage and administer all Strategic Forces. Air Marshal Teja Mohan Asthana was appointed the first commander-in-chief. Organisation The CinC SFC is a Three-star rank officer from the three Services in rotation. The CinC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice Admiral (India)
Vice admiral is a Three-star rank, three-star flag officer rank in the Indian Navy. It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Navy. Vice admiral ranks above the two-star rank of rear admiral and below the four-star rank of Admiral (India), admiral, which is held by the Chief of the Naval Staff (India), Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS). The equivalent rank in the Indian Army is Lieutenant General (India), lieutenant general and in the Indian Air Force is Air Marshal (India), air marshal. Officers in the rank of vice admiral hold important appointments at the naval commands and at the naval headquarters. History Admiral (India), Admiral Ram Dass Katari was the first Indian to be promoted to the rank of Vice admiral. On 22 April 1958, he took over as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff (India), Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) and promoted to the substantive rank of Vice Admiral. From 1948 to 1968, the appointment of CNS, the professional head of the Indian Navy was held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Committee On Security
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is a cabinet committee of the Government of India that discusses, debates and is the final decision-making body on senior appointments in the national security apparatus, defence policy and expenditure, and generally all matters of India's national security. Members of the Cabinet Committee The composition of the CCS is: * Prime Minister of India * Minister of Defence * Minister of Home Affairs * Minister of Finance * Minister of External Affairs The National Security Advisor, the Cabinet Secretary and the Defence Secretary have also been attendees of the CCS meetings. Other Cabinet Committees Other Senior Cabinet Committees (as of 2020) include: * Appointments Committee of the Cabinet - chaired by the Prime Minister of India * Cabinet Committee on Accommodation - chaired by the Home Minister of India * Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs - chaired by the Prime Minister of India * Cabinet Committee of Parliamentary Affairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navkaranjit Singh Dhillon
Air Marshal Navkaranjit Singh Dhillon, AVSM is a former air officer of the Indian Air Force. He last served as the Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command. He assumed office on 1 April 2019, following the retirement of Air Marshal Jasbir Walia. He superannuated on 31 January 2021. Early life and education Dhillon is an alumnus of St. Francis School, Amritsar, Sainik School, Kapurthala and Khalsa College, Amritsar. He is a graduate of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence College, New Delhi. Career Dhillon has served as Principal Director Air Defence at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan), as well as Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Inspection) at Air Headquarters. Prior to assuming the appointment of Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command, he was Air Defence Commander at Headquarters, Southern Air Command and Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters, Western Air Command. Honours and decorations I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasbir Walia
Air Marshal Jasbir Walia PVSM, VM, VSM, ADC is a former air officer of the Indian Air Force. He last served as the Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command from 1 August 2016 to 31 March 2019. Commissioned into the Indian Air Force in 1979, Walia has held several important appointments as a commanding officer, at Air Headquarters, at the headquarters of various commands of the Indian Air Force (IAF), as an attaché, and has also served as an instructor and as a deputy commandant of various training academies. Personal life and education Walia graduated from the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla. He attended a staff course at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington Cantonment, and also attended the Air War Course at the Air War College, Montgomery, Alabama, USA. He is married to Harbinder Walia; the couple has a son and a daughter. Military career Walia was commissioned in the flying branch (fighter stream) of the Indian Air Force on 15 June 1979. He flew v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command
The Western Naval Command is one of the three command–level formations of the Indian Navy. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. As the senior–most of the three formations, the command is responsible for the all naval forces in the Arabian Sea and western parts of the Indian Ocean and the naval establishments on the west coast of India. The Command was formed on 1 March 1968. The Command is commanded by a Three Star Flag Officer of the rank of Vice Admiral with the title Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command (FOC-in-C). Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh is the current FOC-in-C WNC, who took over on 3 January 2024. History After the independence and the partition of India on 15 August 1947, the ships and personnel of the Royal Indian Navy were divided between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. The division of the ships was on the basis of two-thirds of the fleet to India, one third to Pakistan. Two new appointments were created, the Rear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command
The Southern Naval Command is one of the three, command-level formations of the Indian Navy. Southern Naval Command is the largest naval command in India and it has its headquarters in Kochi, Kerala at INS Venduruthy. It is the Training Command of the Indian Navy. The Command is commanded by a Three Star Flag Officer of the rank of Vice Admiral with the title Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command (FOC-in-C). Vice Admiral Vennam Srinivas, AVSM, NM is the current FOC-in-C SNC, who took over on 31 December 2023. History After the independence and the partition of India on 15 August 1947, the ships and personnel of the Royal Indian Navy were divided between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. The division of the ships was on the basis of two-thirds of the fleet to India, one third to Pakistan. The shore establishments on the southern coast were headed by the Commodore Cochin (COMCHIN), a one star appointment. The COMCHIN directly reported into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surinder Pal Singh Cheema
Vice Admiral (India), Vice Admiral Surinder Pal Singh Cheema Param Vishisht Seva Medal, PVSM, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, AVSM, Nao Sena Medal, NM is a former Flag Officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, Western and Southern Naval Commands. He also served as the Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command and the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. He retired from the service on 31 January 2016, after almost four decades of service. Early life and education Cheema attended the Sainik School, Kunjpura. He then graduated from the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla Dam, Khadakwasla and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 January 1977. Military career Cheema is a missile and gunnery specialist. He was the Ship commissioning, Commissioning Commanding Officer of the Missile boat and commanded the missile corvette . He also commissioned the stealth frig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
