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{{short description|Indian Navy Admiral}}
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| name = Tarun Sobti
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[[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] '''Tarun Sobti''', [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a serving Flag officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He currently serves as the Director General Project Seabird. He last served as the [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]. He earlier served as the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at the [[Indian Naval Academy]] from March 2019 to January 2021.<ref name="seabird_241221">{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1784930|title=VICE ADMIRAL TARUN SOBTI, VSM ASSUMED CHARGE AS DIRECTOR GENERAL, PROJECT SEABIRD|publisher=PIN|date=2021-12-24}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Sobti was born in an army family. His father was a [[general officer]] in the [[Indian Army]], retiring as a [[Major general (India)|Major General]]. His mother was a teacher and his elder brother also joined the Army, retiring in 2017.<ref name="IN website" />

Sobti attended the [[Delhi Public School, Mathura Road]]. After his schooling, he joined and graduated from the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], [[Pune]] in 1986. He was awarded the President's Gold Medal, for standing first in overall order of merit.<ref name="IN website">{{cite web |title=Director General Project Seabird {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/node/27588 |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>

== Naval career ==
Sobti was commissioned into the [[Indian Navy]] on 1 July 1988. He is a specialist in Navigation and direction. During the specialisation course, he stood first and was adjudged the Best all-round trainee. He attended the Collège Interarmées de Défense in Paris and the [[College of Naval Warfare]] (CNW) in Mumbai. During the Naval Higher Command Course at the CNW, he was awarded the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|CNS]] Gold Medal for Best Op Paper.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Ashish |title=TARUN SOBTI TAKES OVER THE COMMAND OF EASTERN FLEET |url=https://thedailyguardian.com/tarun-sobti-takes-over-the-command-of-eastern-fleet/ |website=The Daily Guardian |date=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="IN website" />

He has served as the navigating officer of the [[Khukri-class corvette]] {{ship|INS|Kirpan|P44}} and was part of the [[Ship commissioning|commissioning crew]] of the [[Delhi-class destroyer|Delhi-class]] [[Guided missile destroyer]] {{ship|INS|Mysore|D60}} as its navigating officer. He later served as the direction officer of the [[aircraft carrier]] {{ship|INS|Viraat|R22}} and the [[executive officer]] of the guided missile destroyer {{ship|INS|Delhi|D61}}.<ref name="PIB bio">{{cite web |title=Rear Adm Tarun Sobti takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1700179 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

Sobti has commanded the [[Veer-class corvette|Veer-class]] missile vessel {{ship|INS|Nishank|K43}}, and the [[lead ship]] of the [[Kora-class corvette]] {{ship|INS|Kora|P61}}. In August 2014, the lead ship of the indigenously-built [[Kolkata-class destroyer|Kolkata-class]] [[Guided missile destroyer]]s {{ship|INS|Kolkata|D63}} was commissioned by the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] in Mumbai. Sobti was the commissioning [[Commanding Officer]] of the ship.<ref>{{cite web |title=h1 |url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2014/sep01-14/h1.htm |website=sainiksamachar.nic.in}}</ref>

Sobti, in his staff appointments, has served as the Joint Director of Staff Requirements and Joint Director of Personnel at Naval headquarters. He also served as the Captain Work-Up at Local Work-Up Team (East). The LWT (East) is under the operational control of [[Flag Officer Sea Training (India)|Flag Officer Sea Training]] and administrative control of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Eastern Naval Command]].{{sfn|Hiranandani|2001|p=299}} As a [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]], he served as the [[Naval attaché]] at the [[Embassy of India in Moscow]].<ref name="PIB bio" />

===Flag rank===
On promotion to Flag Rank, in March 2019, Sobti took over as the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at the [[Indian Naval Academy]], Ezhimala.<ref name="Staff Reporter">{{cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=New Dy. Commandant takes over at INA |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-dy-commandant-takes-over-at-ina/article33553360.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=12 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Dy Comdt INA">{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Tarun Sobti Assumes Charge as the Deputy Commandant, Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-tarun-sobti-assumes-charge-deputy-commandant-indian-naval-academy-ezhimala |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gallery {{!}} INA |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=Gallery |website=www.ina.gov.in}}</ref> After a 21 month stint as Deputy Commandant, he handed over to Rear Admiral A. N. Pramod in January 2021.<ref name="Staff Reporter"/> For this stint, Sobti was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/IndEmbMoscow/status/1221164247608152066 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Distinguished service and gallantry award winners on Republic day 2020 |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1600569 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
On 23 February 2021, he assumed the office of the [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]], taking over from [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sanjay Vatsayan]] who commanded the fleet from 2020 to 2021.<ref name="Sanjay Vatsayan FOCEF - PIB">{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1602734 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

Under his command, the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]], executed Operation Samudra Setu II and Operation Sagar. These operations were aimed at the transfer of medical oxygen and provided humanitarian assistance to friendly foreign countries respectively. The fleet also participated in the maritime exercise Malabar 21 in Western Pacific off Guam.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-sanjay-bhalla-takes-over-eastern-fleet-commander |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> For his command of the Eastern fleet, he was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=PRESS RELEASE - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS TO INDIAN NAVY PERSONNEL ON REPUBLIC DAY |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1792586 |website=www.pib.gov.in |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>

On promotion to the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]], Sobti was appointed as the Director General, [[Project Seabird]].<ref name="seabird_241221"/>

==Awards and decorations==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|colspan=4|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_30_Years_Long_Service_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|colspan=4|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]
|-
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
|colspan=2|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|-
|
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|
|}

==Personal life==
Sobti is married to Shagun Sobti, a teacher. The couple have a daughter, Mallika.<ref name="IN website" />

==See also==
* [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]
* [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
* {{citation|first1=G.M.|last1=Hiranandani|title=Transition to Guardianship: The Indian Navy 1991-2000 |year=2001|isbn=9781935501268|publisher=Lancer Publishers}}

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{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]|years=February 2021 - December 2021}}
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[[Category:Indian Navy admirals]]
[[Category:Flag Officers Commanding Eastern Fleet]]
[[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Indian naval attachés]]

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