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B. Pandit</div><br /><div class="honorific-suffix" style="font-size: 77%; font-weight: normal;display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/PVSM" class="mw-redirect" title="PVSM">PVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/AVSM" class="mw-redirect" title="AVSM">AVSM</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;; line-height: 1.5em"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:VAdm_RB_Pandit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/VAdm_RB_Pandit.jpg/220px-VAdm_RB_Pandit.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/VAdm_RB_Pandit.jpg/330px-VAdm_RB_Pandit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/VAdm_RB_Pandit.jpg/440px-VAdm_RB_Pandit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="459" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">July 1984 - September 2023</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IN_Vice_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/IN_Vice_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png/20px-IN_Vice_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/IN_Vice_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png/30px-IN_Vice_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/IN_Vice_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png/40px-IN_Vice_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="228" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg/20px-13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg/30px-13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg/40px-13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="488" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral">Vice Admiral</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_Fleet_(India)" title="Western Fleet (India)">Western Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Missile_Vessel_Squadron" title="22nd Missile Vessel Squadron">22nd Missile Vessel Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Jalashwa_(L41)" title="INS Jalashwa (L41)">INS Jalashwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Vindhyagiri_(F42)" title="INS Vindhyagiri (F42)">INS <i>Vindhyagiri</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veer-class_corvette#INS_Nirghat" title="Veer-class corvette">INS Nirghat</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/20px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/30px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/40px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">Param Vishisht Seva Medal</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/20px-Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/30px-Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/40px-Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">Ati Vishisht Seva Medal</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <b>Ravindra Bhartruhari Pandit</b>, <a href="/wiki/PVSM" class="mw-redirect" title="PVSM">PVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a> is a former Flag Officer of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a>. He last served as the Commander-in-Chief of the <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Strategic Forces Command">Strategic Forces Command</a>. He assumed the position from <a href="/wiki/Air_Marshal_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Marshal (India)">Air Marshal</a> <a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Kumar_(air_marshal)" title="Rajesh Kumar (air marshal)">Rajesh Kumar</a>. He earlier served as the Chief of Staff of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Naval_Command" title="Western Naval Command">Western Naval Command</a>, as <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_Indian_Naval_Academy" title="Commandant of Indian Naval Academy">Commandant of Indian Naval Academy</a> and as the <a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Western_Fleet" title="Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet">Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2></div> <p>Pandit graduated from the <a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Academy_(India)" title="National Defence Academy (India)">National Defence Academy</a> and was commissioned into the Executive Branch of the Navy in July 1984. He is an <a href="/wiki/Anti-submarine_warfare" title="Anti-submarine warfare">Anti-submarine warfare</a> specialist.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his career, he has attended the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Services_Staff_College" title="Defence Services Staff College">Defence Services Staff College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wellington_Cantonment" title="Wellington Cantonment">Wellington</a>, College of Naval Warfare, <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_College_of_Defence_Studies" title="Royal College of Defence Studies">Royal College of Defence Studies</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>. Pandit has commanded the <a href="/wiki/Veer-class_corvette" title="Veer-class corvette">Veer-class corvette</a> <a href="/wiki/Veer-class_corvette#INS_Nirghat" title="Veer-class corvette">INS Nirghat</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri-class_frigate_(1972)" title="Nilgiri-class frigate (1972)">Nilgiri-class frigate</a> <a href="/wiki/INS_Vindhyagiri_(F42)" title="INS Vindhyagiri (F42)">INS <i>Vindhyagiri</i></a> and the only <a href="/wiki/Amphibious_transport_dock" title="Amphibious transport dock">Amphibious transport dock</a> of the Indian Navy - the <a href="/wiki/INS_Jalashwa_(L41)" title="INS Jalashwa (L41)">INS Jalashwa</a>. He has also commanded the <a href="/wiki/22nd_Missile_Vessel_Squadron" title="22nd Missile Vessel Squadron">22nd Missile Vessel Squadron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Twitter_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Twitter-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flag_rank">Flag rank</h3></div> <p>After promotion to the flag rank of <a href="/wiki/Rear_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Rear Admiral">Rear Admiral</a>, Pandit commanded the <a href="/wiki/Western_Fleet_(India)" title="Western Fleet (India)">Western Fleet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ashore, he has served as the <a href="/wiki/Military_attach%C3%A9" title="Military attaché">Naval Advisor</a> at the <a href="/wiki/High_Commission_of_India,_Islamabad" title="High Commission of India, Islamabad">High Commission of India, Islamabad</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Assistant Chief of Naval Staff</a> (Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence) at the Naval Headquarters and the Chief of Staff, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Naval_Command" title="Southern Naval Command">Southern Naval Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the rank of <a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a>, he has served as the Commandant of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Naval_Academy" title="Indian Naval Academy">Indian Naval Academy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ezhimala_(hill,_Kannur)" title="Ezhimala (hill, Kannur)">Ezhimala</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before taking over as the Chief of Staff, <a href="/wiki/Western_Naval_Command" title="Western Naval Command">Western Naval Command</a>. On 26 January 2018, he was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">Ati Vishisht Seva Medal</a> for distinguished service of a high order.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Strategic Forces Command">Strategic Forces Command</a> on 31 August 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 26 January 2023, he was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">Param Vishisht Seva Medal</a> for distinguished service of the most exceptional order.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_decorations">Awards and decorations</h2></div> <p>Pandit was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">Ati Vishisht Seva Medal</a> in 2018 and the <a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">Param Vishisht Seva Medal</a> in 2023. </p> <table style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, 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