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Military Reorganisation Gathers Pace: India To Have Five Theatre Commands With Defined Areas Of Operations By 2022
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a review meeting with CDS General Bipin Rawat and others (representative image) (Pic via Twitter)
India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat has been empowered by the government to create the theatre commands and the task has already begun with a China-specific Northern Command and a Pakistan specific Western Command which are under serious consideration. These theatres commands will be like the ones US and China currently have.
The Western Command’s remit is likely to be from Indira Col on Saltoro Ridge in the Siachen Glacier region to the tip of Gujarat with its headquarters likely in Rajasthan's Jaipur. Meanwhile, the Northern Command’s remit will likely begin from the Karakoram Pass in Ladakh and continue up to the last outpost Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh. Its headquarters could be established in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow.
The Maritime Command could also possibly include the tri-service Andaman and Nicobar Islands Command. If it materialises, the CDS will likely have the Armed Forces Special Operation Division, Cyber Command and the Defence Intelligence Agency under him with manpower drawn from all the three services.
