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| incumbent = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]<br/> [[ | | incumbent = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]<br/>[[Ajai Singh (general, CINCAN)|Ajai Singh]] <br/>{{small|[[AVSM]]}} | ||
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| first = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Arun Prakash]]<br/>{{small|[[AVSM]], [[VrC]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]}} | | first = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Arun Prakash]]<br/>{{small|[[AVSM]], [[VrC]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]}} | ||
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'''Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN)''' is the head of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]], the first and only [[Joint warfare|Tri-service]] [[Theater (warfare)|theater command]] of the [[Indian Armed Forces]], based at [[Port Blair]] in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], a [[Union Territory]] of [[India]]. | '''Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN)''' is the head of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]], the first and only [[Joint warfare|Tri-service]] [[Theater (warfare)|theater command]] of the [[Indian Armed Forces]], based at [[Port Blair]] in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], a [[Union Territory]] of [[India]]. | ||
The current CINCAN is [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Ajai Singh (general, CINCAN)|Ajai Singh]] [[AVSM]] who took command on 1 June 2021 as the 16th CINCAN. | |||
The current CINCAN is [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[ | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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With the operationalisation of the A & N Command as a unified theatre command on October 2001, [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Arun Prakash]], {{small|[[AVSM]], [[VrC]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]}} took over as the First Commander-in-Chief of the unified command.<ref>{{cite web |title=ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR COMMAND BEING OPERATIONALISED |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2001-AUG-OCT-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-2001-09-28_136.pdf}}</ref> | With the operationalisation of the A & N Command as a unified theatre command on October 2001, [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Arun Prakash]], {{small|[[AVSM]], [[VrC]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]}} took over as the First Commander-in-Chief of the unified command.<ref>{{cite web |title=ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR COMMAND BEING OPERATIONALISED |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2001-AUG-OCT-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-2001-09-28_136.pdf}}</ref> | ||
==Organisation== | |||
The CINCAN is a [[Three-star rank]] officer from the three Services in rotation. The CINCAN reports directly to the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)]] (CDS) in [[New Delhi]]. He is assisted by the Chief of Staff of the command, a [[two-star rank#Indian two-star ranks|two-star officer]] and the commanders of each component (sea, land, air) - [[one-star rank#Indian one-star ranks|one-star officers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pib.and.nic.in/releases/anc4day.htm |title=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Pib.and.nic.in |access-date=26 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421041015/http://pib.and.nic.in/releases/anc4day.htm |archive-date=21 April 2011}}</ref> | |||
==List of Commanders== | ==List of Commanders== | ||
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|[[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] | |[[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Sadasivan Radhakrishnan]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}} | ||
|1 January 2008 | |1 January 2008 | ||
|30 September 2008 | |30 September 2008 | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Podali Shankar Rajeshwar]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}} | |[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Podali Shankar Rajeshwar]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}} | ||
|rowspan=" | |rowspan="3"|{{Army|India}} | ||
|1 December 2019 | |1 December 2019 | ||
|31 May 2020 | |31 May 2020 | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Manoj Pande (General)|Manoj Pande]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}} | |[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Manoj Pande (General)|Manoj Pande]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}} | ||
|1 June 2020 | |1 June 2020 | ||
|31 May 2021 | |||
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Lieutenant General Manoj Pande takes over as Commander-In-Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command Tomorrow; |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1628164 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> | |||
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|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Ajai Singh (general, CINCAN)|Ajai Singh]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}} | |||
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|Incumbent | |Incumbent | ||
|<ref>{{ | |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theprint.in/defence/indias-crucial-eastern-army-command-andaman-nicobar-command-get-new-chiefs-tomorrow/668541/|title=India’s crucial Eastern Army Command, Andaman-Nicobar Command get new chiefs tomorrow|date=31 May 2021|work=ThePrint|access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
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===List of CINCAN by branches of service=== | ===List of CINCAN by branches of service=== | ||
'''Army''' - | '''Army''' - 6<br/> | ||
'''Navy''' - 7<br/> | '''Navy''' - 7<br/> | ||
'''Air Force''' - 3 | '''Air Force''' - 3 | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* {{citation|first1=Anup|last1=Singh|title=Blue Waters Ahoy!, The Indian Navy 2001-2010 |year=2018|isbn= 9789353025526|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India}} | * {{citation|first1=Anup|last1=Singh|title=Blue Waters Ahoy!, The Indian Navy 2001-2010 |year=2018|isbn= 9789353025526|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India}} | ||
* {{citation|first1=Anit|last1=Mukherjee|first2=C. Raja|last2=Mohan|title=India's Naval Strategy and Asian Security |year=2015 |isbn=9781317361336 |publisher=Routledge}} | * {{citation|first1=Anit|last1=Mukherjee|first2=C. Raja|last2=Mohan|title=India's Naval Strategy and Asian Security |year=2015 |isbn=9781317361336 |publisher=Routledge}} | ||
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{{Indian Army}} | {{Indian Army}} | ||
{{Indian Navy}} | {{Indian Navy}} | ||
[[Category:Indian Army]] | [[Category:Indian Army]] | ||
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[[Category:Indian Air Force]] | [[Category:Indian Air Force]] | ||
[[Category:Indian military appointments]] | [[Category:Indian military appointments]] | ||
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