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Dhowan</div><div class="honorific-suffix" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Yudh Seva Medal">YSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aide-de-camp" title="Aide-de-camp">ADC</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:CNS_Adm._Robin_K._Dhowan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/CNS_Adm._Robin_K._Dhowan.jpg/220px-CNS_Adm._Robin_K._Dhowan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/CNS_Adm._Robin_K._Dhowan.jpg/330px-CNS_Adm._Robin_K._Dhowan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/CNS_Adm._Robin_K._Dhowan.jpg/440px-CNS_Adm._Robin_K._Dhowan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Official <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a> portrait of <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Adm</a>. Robin K. Dhowan, <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">CNS</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">22nd <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />17 April 2014 – 31 May 2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Devendra_Kumar_Joshi" title="Devendra Kumar Joshi">Devendra Kumar Joshi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Lanba" title="Sunil Lanba">Sunil Lanba </a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Rabinder Kumar Dhowan</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Minu Dhowan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">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_Vishist_Seva_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Param Vishist Seva Medal">Param Vishist 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_Vishist_Seva_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Ati Vishist Seva Medal">Ati Vishist Seva Medal</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/20px-Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/30px-Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/40px-Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Yudh Seva Medal">Yudh Seva Medal</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">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">Branch/service</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">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">3 May 1975 – 31 May 2016</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(India)" title="Admiral (India)">Admiral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png/23px-IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png/35px-IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png/46px-IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="228" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:14-Indian_Navy-ADM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/14-Indian_Navy-ADM.svg/23px-14-Indian_Navy-ADM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/14-Indian_Navy-ADM.svg/35px-14-Indian_Navy-ADM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/14-Indian_Navy-ADM.svg/46px-14-Indian_Navy-ADM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="488" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4_star_gold_template.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/4_star_gold_template.png/60px-4_star_gold_template.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/4_star_gold_template.png/90px-4_star_gold_template.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/4_star_gold_template.png/120px-4_star_gold_template.png 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="103" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Fleet_(India)" title="Eastern Fleet (India)">Eastern Fleet</a><br /><a href="/wiki/INS_Delhi_(D61)" title="INS Delhi (D61)">INS <i>Delhi</i></a><br /><a href="/wiki/INS_Ranjit_(D53)" title="INS Ranjit (D53)">INS <i>Ranjit</i></a><br /><a href="/wiki/INS_Khukri_(P49)" title="INS Khukri (P49)">INS Khukri</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(India)" title="Admiral (India)">Admiral</a> <b>Rabinder "Robin" Kumar Dhowan</b> <a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Yudh Seva Medal">YSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aide-de-camp" title="Aide-de-camp">ADC</a> was the 22nd <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of Naval Staff</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a>. He assumed office on 17 April 2014, succeeding <a href="/wiki/Devendra_Kumar_Joshi" title="Devendra Kumar Joshi">Admiral D.K. Joshi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thin_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thin-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_career">Military career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robin_K._Dhowan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Military career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dhowan graduated from the <a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="National Defence Academy">National Defence Academy</a> (45th Course, Charlie squadron) on 1 January 1975. He was honoured with a "telescope" for being the "Best Cadet", and was later awarded the 'Sword of Honour' on completion of his midshipman training.<sup id="cite_ref-ndtv14_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndtv14-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was commissioned an acting sub-lieutenant on 3 May 1975.<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> </p><p>He is a "Navigation and Direction" specialist, and during his career he has commanded the missile corvette <a href="/wiki/INS_Khukri_(P49)" title="INS Khukri (P49)">INS Khukri</a>, and guided missile destroyers <a href="/wiki/INS_Ranjit_(D53)" title="INS Ranjit (D53)">INS <i>Ranjit</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/INS_Delhi_(D61)" title="INS Delhi (D61)">INS <i>Delhi</i></a>. </p><p>From 2002 to 2005, he was the Naval Adviser at the Indian High Commission at London. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flag_rank">Flag rank</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robin_K._Dhowan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Flag rank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After his elevation to <a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">flag rank</a>, he served in various staff and instructional assignments. He was 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> (Policy and Plans) (ACNS P&P) in the Integrated Headquarters (Navy) and then commanded the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Fleet_(India)" title="Eastern Fleet (India)">Eastern Fleet</a>. </p><p>He also served as the Chief of Staff at Headquarters, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Naval_Command" title="Eastern Naval Command">Eastern Naval Command</a> in <a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam" title="Visakhapatnam">Visakhapatnam</a> and the Chief Staff Officer (Operations) at the <a href="/wiki/Western_Naval_Command" title="Western Naval Command">Western Naval Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ndtv14_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndtv14-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then took charge as the Commandant of the <a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Academy_(India)" title="National Defence Academy (India)">National Defence Academy</a>, Khadakvasla, and later served as a Deputy Chief of Naval Staff. </p><p>He was appointed the Vice Chief of Naval Staff in August 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-Hindu_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hindu-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He is an alumnus of <a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="National Defence Academy">National Defence Academy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Defence_Services_Staff_College" title="Defence Services Staff College">Defence Services Staff College</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Naval_War_College" title="Naval War College">Naval War College</a>, Rhode Island, USA, and has completed the <a href="/wiki/Sea_Harrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Harrier">Sea Harrier</a> Direction course in the U.K.<sup id="cite_ref-thin_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thin-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ndtv14_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndtv14-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-inpr_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inpr-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robin_K._Dhowan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_RK_Dhowan_with_Minu_Dhowan_and_S._Ramsay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Admiral_RK_Dhowan_with_Minu_Dhowan_and_S._Ramsay.jpg/220px-Admiral_RK_Dhowan_with_Minu_Dhowan_and_S._Ramsay.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Admiral_RK_Dhowan_with_Minu_Dhowan_and_S._Ramsay.jpg/330px-Admiral_RK_Dhowan_with_Minu_Dhowan_and_S._Ramsay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Admiral_RK_Dhowan_with_Minu_Dhowan_and_S._Ramsay.jpg/440px-Admiral_RK_Dhowan_with_Minu_Dhowan_and_S._Ramsay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a><figcaption>Dhowan with Minu Dhowan (right) and S. Ramsay, editor of <i>Quarterdeck</i> magazine, 22 February 2015.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Former_Indian_Navy_chiefs_with_Admiral_Robin_K._Dhowan_at_the_Conclave_of_Chiefs_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Former_Indian_Navy_chiefs_with_Admiral_Robin_K._Dhowan_at_the_Conclave_of_Chiefs_2015.jpg/220px-Former_Indian_Navy_chiefs_with_Admiral_Robin_K._Dhowan_at_the_Conclave_of_Chiefs_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Former_Indian_Navy_chiefs_with_Admiral_Robin_K._Dhowan_at_the_Conclave_of_Chiefs_2015.jpg/330px-Former_Indian_Navy_chiefs_with_Admiral_Robin_K._Dhowan_at_the_Conclave_of_Chiefs_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Former_Indian_Navy_chiefs_with_Admiral_Robin_K._Dhowan_at_the_Conclave_of_Chiefs_2015.jpg/440px-Former_Indian_Navy_chiefs_with_Admiral_Robin_K._Dhowan_at_the_Conclave_of_Chiefs_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a><figcaption>Former Indian Navy chiefs with Admiral Robin K. Dhowan (fourth-to-right) at the Conclave of Chiefs, 2015.</figcaption></figure> <p>Admiral Dhowan is married to Minu Dhowan, and the couple have a daughter and two sons.<sup id="cite_ref-inpr_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inpr-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He plays golf and does yachting.<sup id="cite_ref-ndtv14_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndtv14-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robin_K._Dhowan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" 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<td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Defence_Secretary_RK_Mathur,_and_CNS_Admiral_RK_Dhowan_during_the_Golden_Jubilee_celebration_of_the_DND.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Defence_Secretary_RK_Mathur%2C_and_CNS_Admiral_RK_Dhowan_during_the_Golden_Jubilee_celebration_of_the_DND.JPG/332px-Defence_Secretary_RK_Mathur%2C_and_CNS_Admiral_RK_Dhowan_during_the_Golden_Jubilee_celebration_of_the_DND.JPG" decoding="async" width="332" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Defence_Secretary_RK_Mathur%2C_and_CNS_Admiral_RK_Dhowan_during_the_Golden_Jubilee_celebration_of_the_DND.JPG/498px-Defence_Secretary_RK_Mathur%2C_and_CNS_Admiral_RK_Dhowan_during_the_Golden_Jubilee_celebration_of_the_DND.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Defence_Secretary_RK_Mathur%2C_and_CNS_Admiral_RK_Dhowan_during_the_Golden_Jubilee_celebration_of_the_DND.JPG/664px-Defence_Secretary_RK_Mathur%2C_and_CNS_Admiral_RK_Dhowan_during_the_Golden_Jubilee_celebration_of_the_DND.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="639" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a> Dhowan (second-to-left), with <a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_(India)" title="Defence Secretary (India)">Defence Secretary</a> <a href="/wiki/R._K._Mathur" title="R. K. 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