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href="/wiki/Command_(military_formation)" title="Command (military formation)">Command</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">FOC-in-C</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Jasjit_Singh" title="Sanjay Jasjit Singh">Sanjay Jasjit Singh</a>, <a href="/wiki/AVSM" class="mw-redirect" title="AVSM">AVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nausena_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Nausena Medal">NM</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Western_Fleet" title="Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet">FOCWF</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/C._R._Praveen_Nair" title="C. R. Praveen Nair">C. R. 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As the senior–most of the three formations,<sup id="cite_ref-reorganisation_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reorganisation-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the command is responsible for the all naval forces in the <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Sea" title="Arabian Sea">Arabian Sea</a> and western parts of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> and the naval establishments on the west coast of India. </p><p>The Command was formed on 1 March 1968.<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> The Command is commanded by a <a href="/wiki/Three-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-star rank">Three Star</a> Flag Officer of the rank of Vice Admiral with the title Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command (FOC-in-C). <a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Jasjit_Singh" title="Sanjay Jasjit Singh">Sanjay Jasjit Singh</a> is the current FOC-in-C WNC, who took over on 3 January 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-pib.gov.in_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pib.gov.in-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Naval_Command&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/Independence_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Independence of India">independence</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">partition of India</a> on 15 August 1947, the ships and personnel of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Indian_Navy" title="Royal Indian Navy">Royal Indian Navy</a> were divided between the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_India" title="Dominion of India">Dominion of India</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Pakistan" title="Dominion of Pakistan">Dominion of Pakistan</a>. The division of the ships was on the basis of two-thirds of the fleet to India, one third to Pakistan.<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> Two new appointments were created, the Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron (RACINS), the commander of the surface fleet of the Navy, and the Commodore-in-Charge Bombay, a <a href="/wiki/One-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="One-star rank">one-star</a> officer who headed the shore establishments on the western coast. To bring the service more in line with other navies, on 1 May 1952 the Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding (Flotillas), Indian Fleet,<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> </p><p>On 30 December 1957, the office of Flag Officer Commanding (Flotillas) was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet (FOCIF), while the command of the shore establishments was upgraded to the <a href="/wiki/Two-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-star rank">Two Star</a> appointment of Flag Officer Bombay (FOB) in June 1958.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_1958_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette_1958-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The FOCIF and FOB reported to the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>. On 1 March 1968, the FOB was upgraded to the <a href="/wiki/Three-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-star rank">Three Star</a> of <a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral">Vice Admiral</a> and was re-designated Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command (FOC-in-C WNC). The Indian Fleet was renamed as <a href="/wiki/Western_Fleet_(India)" title="Western Fleet (India)">Western Fleet</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Western_Fleet" title="Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet">Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet</a> (FOCWF) reporting into the FOC-in-C WNC.<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><sup id="cite_ref-reorganisation_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reorganisation-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Area_of_responsibility">Area of responsibility</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Naval_Command&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Area of responsibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Western Naval Command (WNC) is the sword arm of the Indian Navy and naval operations conducted on the western seaboard would be central to the outcome of any conflict at sea against <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Western_Fleet_(India)" title="Western Fleet (India)">Western Fleet</a> is the two-star level operational formation of the Western Naval Command. It utilises <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karwar" title="Karwar">Karwar</a> as its home ports, with INS Kunjali, its HQ in <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>. The fleet at the WNC is based under <a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Maharashtra_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area">Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area</a> (FOMA) and provides naval defence in the sensitive north <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Sea" title="Arabian Sea">Arabian Sea</a> adjacent to Pakistan. <a href="/wiki/INS_Kadamba" title="INS Kadamba">INS <i>Kadamba</i></a>, a large naval base, was constructed under Project Seabird and completed in 2005. This <a href="/wiki/Naval_base" title="Naval base">naval base</a>, at <a href="/wiki/Karwar" title="Karwar">Karwar</a> in <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, is used exclusively by the Indian Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-inwc_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inwc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Capabilities">Capabilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Naval_Command&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Capabilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:INS_Vikramaditya_(R33)_with_a_Sea_Harrier.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/INS_Vikramaditya_%28R33%29_with_a_Sea_Harrier.jpg/220px-INS_Vikramaditya_%28R33%29_with_a_Sea_Harrier.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/INS_Vikramaditya_%28R33%29_with_a_Sea_Harrier.jpg/330px-INS_Vikramaditya_%28R33%29_with_a_Sea_Harrier.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/INS_Vikramaditya_%28R33%29_with_a_Sea_Harrier.jpg/440px-INS_Vikramaditya_%28R33%29_with_a_Sea_Harrier.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1066" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/INS_Vikramaditya" title="INS Vikramaditya">INS <i>Vikramaditya</i> (R33)</a> at sea.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Flagship carrier of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Fleet_(India)" title="Western Fleet (India)">Western Fleet</a> is INS <i>Vikramaditya</i>. The WNC is equipped with submarine pens, a carrier dock and main maintenance dockyards. The Carrier Battle Group of the Western Fleet consists of <a href="/wiki/INS_Vikramaditya" title="INS Vikramaditya">INS <i>Vikramaditya</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Delhi_class_destroyer" class="mw-redirect" title="Delhi class destroyer"><i>Delhi</i> class destroyers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talwar_class_frigate" class="mw-redirect" title="Talwar class frigate"><i>Talwar</i> class frigates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brahmaputra_class_frigate" class="mw-redirect" title="Brahmaputra class frigate"><i>Brahmaputra</i> class frigates</a>, <a href="/wiki/INS_Kolkata" title="INS Kolkata">INS Kolkata</a>, Indian navy's one of the most powerful destroyer<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Sindhughosh_class_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Sindhughosh class submarine"><i>Sindhughosh</i> class submarines</a>. The Naval Aviation is provided by <a href="/wiki/MiG-29K" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-29K">MiG-29K</a> fighters along with airborne early warning <a href="/wiki/Kamov_Ka-31" title="Kamov Ka-31">Kamov Ka-31</a> Helicopters. </p><p>Full-fledged shipbuilding facilities on the western seaboard include the <a href="/wiki/Mazagon_Dock_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Mazagon Dock Limited">Mazagon Dock Limited</a> in Mumbai, the <a href="/wiki/Goa_Shipyard_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Goa Shipyard Limited">Goa Shipyard Limited</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Cochin_Shipyard" title="Cochin Shipyard">Cochin Shipyard</a> Ltd in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, which is India's largest repair dry dock. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Naval_Command&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Western Naval Command is organized as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Post </th> <th>Current Holder </th> <th>References </th></tr> <tr> <td>Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(India)" title="Vice admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Jasjit_Singh" title="Sanjay Jasjit Singh">Sanjay Jasjit Singh</a>, AVSM, NM </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-pib.gov.in_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pib.gov.in-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chief of Staff </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(India)" title="Vice admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Ajay_Kochhar" title="Ajay Kochhar">Ajay Kochhar</a>, AVSM, NM </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Western_Fleet" title="Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet">Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet</a> (FOCWF) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Rahul_Vilas_Gokhale" title="Rahul Vilas Gokhale">Rahul Vilas Gokhale</a>, NM </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-FOCWF_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOCWF-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Maharashtra_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area">Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area</a> (FOMA) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Anil_Jaggi" title="Anil Jaggi">Anil Jaggi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Flag Officer Goa Area (FOGA) & Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Ajay_D._Theophilus" title="Ajay D. Theophilus">Ajay D. Theophilus</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Gujarat_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area">Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area</a> (FOGNA) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sathish_Vasudev" title="Sathish Vasudev">Sathish Vasudev</a>, NM </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Karnataka_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area">Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area</a> (FOK) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/K._M._Ramakrishnan" title="K. M. Ramakrishnan">K. M. Ramakrishnan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Defence_Advisory_Group" title="Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group">Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group</a> (FODAG) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Admiral Superintendent Dockyard (ASD) - Mumbai </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> Deepak Kumar Goswami, AVSM </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Commodore_Commanding_Submarines_(West)" title="Commodore Commanding Submarines (West)">Commodore Commanding Submarines (West)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commodore_(India)" title="Commodore (India)">Commodore</a> Anurag Srivastava </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Naval_bases">Naval bases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Naval_Command&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Naval bases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Naval bases under Western Naval Command are the following<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:left;">Base </th> <th>City </th> <th style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="States and territories of India">State/Territory</a> </th> <th>Role </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/INS_Dwarka" title="INS Dwarka">INS Dwarka</a> </td> <td>Okha </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a> </td> <td>Logistics and Maintenance support </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/INS_Sardar_Patel" title="INS Sardar Patel">INS Sardar Patel</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Porbandar </td> <td>Logistics Support </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/INS_Kadamba" title="INS Kadamba">INS Kadamba</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Karwar </td> <td rowspan="3">Karnataka </td> <td>Logistics and Maintenance support </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/INS_Vajrakosh" title="INS Vajrakosh">INS Vajrakosh</a> </td> <td>Naval ammunition and missile depot </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/INHS_Patanjali" title="INHS Patanjali">INHS Patanjali</a> </td> <td>Naval Hospital </td></tr> <tr> <td>INS Gomantak </td> <td>Vasco da gama </td> <td rowspan="3">Goa </td> <td>Logistics and Maintenance support </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/INS_Hansa" title="INS Hansa">INS Hansa</a> </td> <td>Dabolim </td> <td>Naval Air Station </td></tr> <tr> <td>INHS Jeevanti </td> <td>Vasco-da-gama </td> <td>Naval Hospital </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/INS_Angre" title="INS Angre">INS Angre</a> </td> <td rowspan="10">Mumbai </td> <td rowspan="10">Maharashtra </td> <td>Logistics and Administrative support </td></tr> <tr> <td>INS Abhimanyu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MARCOS" title="MARCOS">MARCOS</a> base </td></tr> <tr> <td>INS Agnibahu </td> <td>Missile boat squadron base </td></tr> <tr> <td>INHS Asvini </td> <td>Naval Hospital </td></tr> <tr> <td>INS Kunjali </td> <td>Naval Air Station </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/INS_Shikra" title="INS Shikra">INS Shikra</a> </td> <td>Naval Air Station </td></tr> <tr> <td>INS Tanaji </td> <td>Naval ammunition depot </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/INS_Trata" title="INS Trata">INS Trata</a> </td> <td>Coastal Missile Defense </td></tr> <tr> <td>INS Tunir </td> <td>Naval missile depot </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/INS_Vajrabahu" title="INS Vajrabahu">INS Vajrabahu</a> </td> <td>Submarine base </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Commanders">List of Commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Naval_Command&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: List of Commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="background:#cccccc"> <th scope="col" style="width: 20px;">S.No </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 500px;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Assumed office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Left office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 600px;">Notes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 20px;">References </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><b>Commodore-in-Charge Bombay (COMBAY)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commodore_(India)" title="Commodore (India)">Commodore</a> Henry Richmond Inigo-Jones </td> <td>15 August 1947 </td> <td>31 December 1950 </td> <td>Formerly <a href="/wiki/Royal_Indian_Navy" title="Royal Indian Navy">Royal Indian Navy</a>. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commodore_(India)" title="Commodore (India)">Commodore</a> R. M. T. Taylor </td> <td>31 December 1950 </td> <td>March 1954 </td> <td>Seconded from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commodore_(India)" title="Commodore (India)">Commodore</a> <a href="/wiki/Ajitendu_Chakraverti" title="Ajitendu Chakraverti">Ajitendu Chakraverti</a> </td> <td>March 1954 </td> <td>16 November 1954 </td> <td>First Indian to hold the appointment. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commodore_(India)" title="Commodore (India)">Commodore</a> <a href="/wiki/Adhar_Kumar_Chatterji" title="Adhar Kumar Chatterji">Adhar Kumar Chatterji</a> </td> <td>17 November 1954 </td> <td>November 1956 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commodore_(India)" title="Commodore (India)">Commodore</a> <a href="/wiki/Bhaskar_Sadashiv_Soman" title="Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman">Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman</a> </td> <td>November 1956 </td> <td>12 June 1958 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of the Naval Staff. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_1958_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette_1958-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><b>Flag Officer Bombay (FOB)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman </td> <td>12 June 1958 </td> <td>April 1960 </td> <td>Later Chief of the Naval Staff. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-new_deputy_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-new_deputy-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/S._G._Karmarkar" title="S. G. Karmarkar">S. G. Karmarkar</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">MBE</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>June 1960 </td> <td>June 1964 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> R. S. David </td> <td>June 1964 </td> <td>15 February 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Krishnan_new_VCNS_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Krishnan_new_VCNS-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sardarilal_Mathradas_Nanda" title="Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda">Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>16 February 1968 </td> <td>1 March 1968 </td> <td>Later Chief of the Naval Staff. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Krishnan_new_VCNS_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Krishnan_new_VCNS-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><b>Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command (FOC-in-C WNC)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 March 1968 </td> <td>28 February 1970 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of Naval Staff </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Nilakanta_Krishnan" title="Nilakanta Krishnan">Nilakanta Krishnan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/PVSM" class="mw-redirect" title="PVSM">PVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)">DSC</a></span> </td> <td>28 February 1970 </td> <td>12 February 1971 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sourendra_Nath_Kohli" title="Sourendra Nath Kohli">Sourendra Nath Kohli</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>12 February 1971 </td> <td>27 February 1973 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of Naval Staff </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Jal_Cursetji" title="Jal Cursetji">Jal Cursetji</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>27 February 1973 </td> <td>28 February 1976 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of Naval Staff </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Lynsdale_Pereira" title="Ronald Lynsdale Pereira">Ronald Lynsdale Pereira</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>28 February 1976 </td> <td>5 April 1977 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of Naval Staff </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Rustom_K._S._Ghandhi" title="Rustom K. S. Ghandhi">Rustom K. S. Ghandhi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vir_Chakra" title="Vir Chakra">VrC</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>April 1977 </td> <td>3 March 1979 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=V._E._C._Barboza&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="V. E. C. Barboza (page does not exist)">V. E. C. Barboza</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/PVSM" class="mw-redirect" title="PVSM">PVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/AVSM" class="mw-redirect" title="AVSM">AVSM</a><a href="/wiki/Medal_Bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Medal Bar">*</a></span> </td> <td>3 March 1979 </td> <td>March 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Manohar_Prahlad_Awati" title="Manohar Prahlad Awati">Manohar Prahlad Awati</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vir_Chakra" title="Vir Chakra">VrC</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>March 1981 </td> <td>30 March 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Radhakrishna_Hariram_Tahiliani" title="Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani">Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 March 1983 </td> <td>30 April 1984 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of Naval Staff </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Subimal Mookerjee <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>30 April 1984 </td> <td>28 February 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Sukhmal Jain <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>28 February 1986 </td> <td>31 December 1990 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> H. Johnson <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 January 1991 </td> <td>31 August 1992 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/KASZ_Raju" title="KASZ Raju">KASZ Raju</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 August 1992 </td> <td>31 December 1994 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Vishnu_Bhagwat" title="Vishnu Bhagwat">Vishnu Bhagwat</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 December 1994 </td> <td>30 September 1996 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of Naval Staff. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Kailash K. Kohli <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>20 October 1996 </td> <td>31 March 1998 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:1_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Madhvendra_Singh" title="Madhvendra Singh">Madhvendra Singh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 April 1998 </td> <td>31 March 2001 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of Naval Staff, and as <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee">Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Vinod Pasricha <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 April 2001 </td> <td>31 December 2002 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Arun_Prakash" title="Arun Prakash">Arun Prakash</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vir_Chakra" title="Vir Chakra">VrC</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 January 2003 </td> <td>30 September 2003 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of Naval Staff, and as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Madanjit Singh <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 October 2003 </td> <td>28 February 2006 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:2_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Sangram Singh Byce <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 March 2006 </td> <td>31 July 2007 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Jagjit_Singh_Bedi" title="Jagjit Singh Bedi">Jagjit Singh Bedi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Uttam Yudh Seva Medal">UYSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 August 2007 </td> <td>30 April 2009 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Bhasin" title="Sanjeev Bhasin">Sanjeev Bhasin</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 May 2009 </td> <td>30 April 2012 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Devendra_Kumar_Joshi" title="Devendra Kumar Joshi">D. K. Joshi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Yudh Seva Medal">YSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 May 2012 </td> <td>31 August 2012 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of Naval Staff. Current <a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_the_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands" title="List of lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands">Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands</a>. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Shekhar_Sinha" title="Shekhar Sinha">Shekhar Sinha</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/PVSM" class="mw-redirect" title="PVSM">PVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/AVSM" class="mw-redirect" title="AVSM">AVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nao_Sena_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Nao Sena Medal">NM</a><a href="/wiki/Medal_Bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Medal Bar">*</a></span> </td> <td>1 September 2012 </td> <td>31 May 2014 </td> <td>Retired from the Navy after being superseded. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-pib.nic.in_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pib.nic.in-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Anil_Chopra_(admiral)" title="Anil Chopra (admiral)">Anil Kumar Chopra</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 June 2014 </td> <td>31 March 2015 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Surinder_Pal_Singh_Cheema" title="Surinder Pal Singh Cheema">S. P. S. Cheema</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 April 2015 </td> <td>31 January 2016 </td> <td>Also headed the <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Strategic Forces Command">Strategic Forces Command</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Naval_Command" title="Southern Naval Command">Southern Naval Command</a>, apart from serving as the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Integrated_Defence_Staff" title="Chief of Integrated Defence Staff">Chief of Integrated Defence Staff</a>. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sunil_Lanba" title="Sunil Lanba">Sunil Lanba</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 February 2016 </td> <td>31 May 2016 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of Naval Staff, and as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Girish_Luthra" title="Girish Luthra">Girish Luthra</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 June 2016 </td> <td>31 January 2019 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Ajit_Kumar_P" title="Ajit Kumar P">Ajit Kumar P</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 February 2019 </td> <td>28 February 2021 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/R._Hari_Kumar" title="R. Hari Kumar">R. Hari Kumar</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>28 February 2021 </td> <td>29 November 2021 </td> <td>Later served as Chief of Naval Staff </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Ajendra_Bahadur_Singh" title="Ajendra Bahadur Singh">Ajendra Bahadur Singh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>30 November 2021 </td> <td>28 February 2023 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-uni-281121_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uni-281121-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Dinesh_K_Tripathi" class="mw-redirect" title="Dinesh K Tripathi">Dinesh K Tripathi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 March 2023 </td> <td>3 January 2024 </td> <td>Current <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Jasjit_Singh" title="Sanjay Jasjit Singh">Sanjay Jasjit Singh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>3 January 2024 </td> <td><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Naval_Command&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Naval_Command" title="Eastern Naval Command">Eastern Naval Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Naval_Command" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Joint_warfare" title="Joint warfare">Joint</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces_Tri-Service_Commands" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Armed Forces Tri-Service Commands">Integrated Theatre Commands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command" title="Andaman and Nicobar Command">Andaman and Nicobar Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command" title="Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command">Commander-in-Chief</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Strategic Forces Command">Strategic Forces Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command">Commander-in-Chief</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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title="Southern Air Command (India)">Southern Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Air_Command" title="South Western Air Command">South Western Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Air_Command_(India)" title="Western Air Command (India)">Western Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Training_Command_(India)" title="Training Command (India)">Training Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maintenance_Command" title="Maintenance Command">Maintenance Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard" title="Indian Coast Guard">Indian Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_(India)" title="National Cadet Corps (India)">National Cadet Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India" title="Paramilitary forces of India">Paramilitary forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_forces_of_India" title="Special forces of India">Special forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_Army_(India)" title="Territorial Army (India)">Territorial Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_academies_in_India" title="Military academies in India">Military Academies</a></li> <li>Ranks and insignia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_ranks_and_insignia_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Army ranks and insignia of India">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_ranks_and_insignia_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval ranks and insignia of India">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force ranks and insignia of India">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard#Rank_insignia" title="Indian Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation#Ranks" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India#Ranks_and_insignia" title="Paramilitary forces of India">Paramilitary forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces">Awards and Decorations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_operations_of_India" title="List of military operations of India">Operations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Wars</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_wars_and_conflicts" title="Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts">Indo-Pakistani wars</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947%E2%80%931948" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948">1947–1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1965">1965</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Asal_Uttar" title="Battle of Asal Uttar">Battle of Asal Uttar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chawinda" title="Battle of Chawinda">Battle of Chawinda</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">1971</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_Naval_War_of_1971" title="Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971">Naval War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan_Air_Operations_(1971)" title="East Pakistan Air Operations (1971)">Air War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chamb" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Chamb">Battle of Chamb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Trident_(1971)" title="Operation Trident (1971)">Operation <i>Trident</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Cactus-Lilly" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Cactus-Lilly">Operation <i>Cactus-Lilly</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Longewala" title="Battle of Longewala">Battle of Longewala</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kargil_War" title="Kargil War">Kargil War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sino-Indian_War" title="Sino-Indian War">Sino-Indian War</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">External <br />conflicts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kashmir_conflict" title="Kashmir conflict">Kashmir conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siachen_conflict" title="Siachen conflict">Siachen conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line_of_Control" title="Line of Control">Indo-Pakistani border skirmishes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%932002_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_standoff" title="2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff">Operation <i>Parakram</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmish" title="2011 India–Pakistan border skirmish">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%932015_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2014–2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%932018_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2016–2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2019</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Balakot_airstrike" title="2019 Balakot airstrike">Balakot airstrike</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congo_Crisis" title="Congo Crisis">Congo Crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line_of_Actual_Control" title="Line of Actual Control">Sino-Indian border skirmish</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sumdorong_Chu_standoff" title="Sumdorong Chu standoff">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathu_La_and_Cho_La_clashes" title="Nathu La and Cho La clashes">Nathu La and Cho La clashes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_China%E2%80%93India_border_standoff" title="2017 China–India border standoff">Doklam standoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_China%E2%80%93India_skirmishes" title="2020–2021 China–India skirmishes">2020</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_intervention_in_the_Sri_Lankan_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War">Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Maldives_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 Maldives coup d'état attempt">Operation <i>Cactus</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_airlift_of_Indians_from_Kuwait" title="1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait">Evacuation of Indian civilians from Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piracy_off_the_coast_of_Somalia" title="Piracy off the coast of Somalia">Piracy off the coast of Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Raahat" title="Operation Raahat">Operation <i>Raahat</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Devi_Shakti" title="Operation Devi Shakti">Operation <i>Devi Shakti</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Indian_counter-insurgency_operation_in_Myanmar" title="2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar">Indo-Myanmar border strike</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Annexations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Hyderabad" title="Annexation of Hyderabad">Operation <i>Polo</i> (Hyderabad)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Goa" title="Annexation of Goa">Operation <i>Vijay</i> (Portuguese India - Goa, Damaon, Silvassa & Diu)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Junagadh" title="Annexation of Junagadh">Junagadh</a></li> <li><a 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title="Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir">Counter-insurgency operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Indian_Line_of_Control_strike" title="2016 Indian Line of Control strike">LOC surgical strike</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">Defence Research and Development Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Factory_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordnance Factory Board">Ordnance Factory Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_military_missiles" title="List of Indian military missiles">Ballistic missiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" 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Indian Navy">Historical Ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weapon_systems_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="Weapon systems of the Indian Navy">Weapon Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="Future of the Indian Navy">Future</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air Force</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_military_aircraft" title="List of active Indian military aircraft">Active Aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_historical_aircraft_of_the_Indian_Air_Force" title="List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force">Historical Aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons" title="List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons">Aircraft Squadrons</a></li> <li><a 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title="List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy">FOCs-in-C (Naval Commanders)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">DCNS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Personnel_(Indian_Navy)" title="Chief of Personnel (Indian Navy)">COP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Materiel_(Indian_Navy)" title="Chief of Materiel (Indian Navy)">COM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_General_Project_Seabird" title="Director General Project Seabird">DG Seabird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Western_Fleet" title="Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet">FOCWF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Eastern_Fleet" title="Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet">FOCEF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Maharashtra_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area">FOMA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Gujarat_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area">FOGNA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Karnataka_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area">FOK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Tamil_Nadu_%26_Puducherry_Naval_Area" title="Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area">FOTNA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Defence_Advisory_Group" title="Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group">FODAG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Submarines_(India)" title="Flag Officer Submarines (India)">FOSM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Sea_Training_(India)" title="Flag Officer Sea Training (India)">FOST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">ACNS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_admirals_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy">Serving admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Master_Chief_Petty_Officer" title="Navy Master Chief Petty Officer">Navy MCPO</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Components <br />and <br />Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th id="Naval_Commands" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Naval Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operational</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Western Naval Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Naval_Command" title="Eastern Naval Command">Eastern Naval Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Naval_Command" title="Southern Naval Command">Southern Naval Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Joint</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command" title="Andaman and Nicobar Command">Andaman and Nicobar Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Strategic Forces Command">Strategic Forces Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Cyber_Agency" title="Defence Cyber Agency">Defence Cyber Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Space_Agency" title="Defence Space Agency">Defence Space Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Special_Operations_Division" title="Armed Forces Special Operations Division">Armed Forces Special Operations Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Fleets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_Fleet_(India)" title="Western Fleet (India)">Western Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Fleet_(India)" title="Eastern Fleet (India)">Eastern Fleet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_Navy_bases" title="List of Indian Navy bases">Bases</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">New Delhi</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INS_India" title="INS India">INS India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Western Naval Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INS_Dwarka" title="INS Dwarka">INS Dwarka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Sardar_Patel" title="INS Sardar Patel">INS Sardar Patel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Kadamba" title="INS Kadamba">INS Kadamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Vajrakosh" title="INS Vajrakosh">INS Vajrakosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INHS_Patanjali" title="INHS Patanjali">INHS Patanjali</a></li> <li>INS Gomantak</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Hansa" title="INS Hansa">INS Hansa</a></li> <li>INHS Jeevanti</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Angre" title="INS Angre">INS Angre</a></li> <li>INS Abhimanyu</li> <li>INS Agnibahu</li> <li>INHS Asvini</li> <li>INS Kunjali</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Shikra" title="INS Shikra">INS Shikra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Tanaji" title="INS Tanaji">INS Tanaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Trata" title="INS Trata">INS Trata</a></li> <li>INS Tunir</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Vajrabahu" title="INS Vajrabahu">INS Vajrabahu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Naval_Command" title="Southern Naval Command">Southern Naval Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INS_Dweeprakshak" title="INS Dweeprakshak">INS Dweeprakshak</a></li> <li>INS Minicoy</li> <li>INS Androth</li> <li>INS Bitra</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Garuda" title="INS Garuda">INS Garuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INHS_Sanjivani" title="INHS Sanjivani">INHS Sanjivani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Venduruthy" title="INS Venduruthy">INS Venduruthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Dronacharya" title="INS Dronacharya">INS Dronacharya</a></li> <li>INS Chilka</li> <li>INHS Nivrani</li> <li>INS Mandovi</li> <li>INS Hamla</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Shivaji" title="INS Shivaji">INS Shivaji</a></li> <li>INHS Kasturi</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Valsura" title="INS Valsura">INS Valsura</a></li> <li>INS Agrani</li> <li>INS Zamorin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Satavahana" title="INS Satavahana">INS Satavahana</a></li> <li>INS Vishwakarma</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Jatayu" title="INS Jatayu">INS Jatayu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Naval_Command" title="Eastern Naval Command">Eastern Naval Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>INS Circars</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Dega" title="INS Dega">INS Dega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Virbahu" title="INS Virbahu">INS Virbahu</a></li> <li>INHS Kalyani</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Kalinga" title="INS Kalinga">INS Kalinga</a></li> <li>INS Eksila</li> <li>INS Karna</li> <li>INS Adyar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Rajali" title="INS Rajali">INS Rajali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Parundu" title="INS Parundu">INS Parundu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Kattabomman" title="INS Kattabomman">INS Kattabomman</a></li> <li>INS Tuticorin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Netaji_Subhas" title="INS Netaji Subhas">INS Netaji Subhash</a></li> <li>INS Paradip</li> <li>INS Bhubaneswar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Varsha" title="INS Varsha">INS Varsha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command" title="Andaman and Nicobar Command">Andaman and Nicobar Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INS_Kardip" title="INS Kardip">INS Kardip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Jarawa" title="INS Jarawa">INS Jarawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Utkrosh" title="INS Utkrosh">INS Utkrosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Baaz" title="INS Baaz">INS Baaz</a></li> <li>INHS Dhanvantari</li> <li>INS Campbell Bay</li> <li><a href="/wiki/INS_Kohassa" title="INS Kohassa">INS Kohassa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Navy_ships" title="List of active Indian Navy ships">Active Ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="List of ships of the Indian Navy">List of Ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_submarines_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="List of submarines of the Indian Navy">Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weapon_systems_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="Weapon systems of the Indian Navy">Weapon systems</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_naval_air_squadrons" title="List of Indian naval air squadrons">Aircraft Squadrons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Fighter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_300" title="INAS 300">300</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_303" title="INAS 303">303</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Airborne Early Warning (AEW)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_339" title="INAS 339">339</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Anti-submarine (ASW)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_330" title="INAS 330">330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_333" title="INAS 333">333</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_336" title="INAS 336">336</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Reconnaissance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_342" title="INAS 342">342</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_343" title="INAS 343">343</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_344" title="INAS 344">344</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Maritime patrol</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_312" title="INAS 312">312</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_315" title="INAS 315">315</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_318" title="INAS 318">318</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_550" title="INAS 550">550</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_313" title="INAS 313">313</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Electronic Warfare</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_310" title="INAS 310">310</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_311" title="INAS 311">311</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Multirole helicopter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_322" title="INAS 322">322</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_323" title="INAS 323">323</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_334" title="INAS 334">334</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_350" title="INAS 350">350</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Search & Rescue</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_321" title="INAS 321">321</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_551" title="INAS 551">551</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_552" title="INAS 552">552</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_561" title="INAS 561">561</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Military_academies_in_India" title="Military academies in India">Military Academies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Education & Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sainik_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Sainik School">Sainik School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Medical_College_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed Forces Medical College (India)">Armed Forces Medical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajmer_Military_School" title="Ajmer Military School">Ajmer Military School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangalore_Military_School" title="Bangalore Military School">Bangalore Military School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgaum_Military_School" title="Belgaum Military School">Belgaum Military School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chail_Military_School" title="Chail Military School">Chail Military School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dholpur_Military_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Dholpur Military School">Dholpur Military School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Indian_Military_College" title="Rashtriya Indian Military College">Rashtriya Indian Military College</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Schools & Colleges</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Naval_Academy" title="Indian Naval Academy">Indian Naval Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_War_College,_Goa" title="Naval War College, Goa">Naval War College</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Tri-Service Institutions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Services_Staff_College" title="Defence Services Staff College">Defence Services Staff College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Academy_(India)" title="National Defence Academy (India)">National Defence Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defence_College_(India)" title="National Defence College (India)">National Defence College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Defence_Management" title="College of Defence Management">College of Defence Management</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Institute_of_Technology" title="Military Institute of Technology">Military Institute of Technology</a></li></ul> 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