A day after Air Chief Marshal AP Singh voiced his reservations over the proposed creation of theatre commands, the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, has called for the rollout of theatre commands as the “ultimate goal”.
Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi proceeded on a four-day official visit to Japan on Tuesday.
Prior to taking over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, V Adm Tripathi served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.
Meanwhile, in the Indian Army, Lt Gen Ajai Singh assumed charge as the 16th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN), the only tri-service theatre command of the armed forces, based at Port Blair.
In their obituary of Admiral J.G. Nadkarni, VSM, NSM, AVSM, PVSM, the former Chief of the Naval Staff who sadly…
