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{{short description|Indian Navy officer}} | {{short description|Indian Navy officer}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=July | {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} | ||
{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] | ||
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Sinha joined the Navy in 1974 in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy. He was a Naval aviator. A [[Fighter pilot]], he flew the [[British Aerospace Sea Harrier|Sea Harrier]]. | Sinha joined the Navy in 1974 in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy. He was a Naval aviator. A [[Fighter pilot]], he flew the [[British Aerospace Sea Harrier|Sea Harrier]]. | ||
He commanded two Sea Harrier Squadrons as well as [[INS Hansa|Air Station Hansa]]. Adm Sinha has commanded the first {{sclass|Saryu|patrol vessel|1}} [[INS Saryu (P54)|INS Saryu]], the {{sclass|Deepak|fleet tanker}} [[INS Shakti (A57)|INS Shakti]] and the [[guided-missile destroyer]] [[INS Delhi (D61)|INS Delhi]].<ref name="PIB2012">{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=86874 | title=Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha PVSM AVSM NM& BAR, ADC Appointed as Commander in Chief Western Naval Command to Take Over from Vice Admiral DK Joshi | publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India | date=August 27, 2012 | accessdate=February 26, | He commanded two Sea Harrier Squadrons as well as [[INS Hansa|Air Station Hansa]]. Adm Sinha has commanded the first {{sclass|Saryu|patrol vessel|1}} [[INS Saryu (P54)|INS Saryu]], the {{sclass|Deepak|fleet tanker}} [[INS Shakti (A57)|INS Shakti]] and the [[guided-missile destroyer]] [[INS Delhi (D61)|INS Delhi]].<ref name="PIB2012">{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=86874 | title=Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha PVSM AVSM NM& BAR, ADC Appointed as Commander in Chief Western Naval Command to Take Over from Vice Admiral DK Joshi | publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India | date=August 27, 2012 | accessdate=February 26, 2022}}</ref> | ||
===Flag Rank=== | ===Flag Rank=== | ||
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In 2014, the Government accepted the "voluntary retirement" of Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, who had put in his papers after [[Admiral]] [[Robin K. Dhowan]], six months junior, superseded him to become the 22nd [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref name="TimesRet">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-approves-voluntary-retirement-of-superseded-Vice-Admiral-in-Navy/articleshow/34054483.cms | title=Govt approves voluntary retirement of superseded Vice Admiral in Navy | publisher=Times of India | date=April 21, 2014 | accessdate=February 26, 2016 | author=Pandit, Rajat}}</ref> The Ministry of Defence's junking of the seniority principle has sparked some concern in military circles because successive governments have almost always stuck to it in appointing service chiefs. The chain of seniority in Indian military is considered virtually sacrosanct, with supersession being exceptionally rare. | In 2014, the Government accepted the "voluntary retirement" of Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, who had put in his papers after [[Admiral]] [[Robin K. Dhowan]], six months junior, superseded him to become the 22nd [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref name="TimesRet">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-approves-voluntary-retirement-of-superseded-Vice-Admiral-in-Navy/articleshow/34054483.cms | title=Govt approves voluntary retirement of superseded Vice Admiral in Navy | publisher=Times of India | date=April 21, 2014 | accessdate=February 26, 2016 | author=Pandit, Rajat}}</ref> The Ministry of Defence's junking of the seniority principle has sparked some concern in military circles because successive governments have almost always stuck to it in appointing service chiefs. The chain of seniority in Indian military is considered virtually sacrosanct, with supersession being exceptionally rare. | ||
The incumbent [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]], [[Admiral]] [[Devendra Kumar Joshi|D K Joshi]], resigned after a [[List of Indian Naval accidents|series of accidents]] involving ships of the Indian Navy. Adm Sinha was passed over as the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] felt that some of the blame for the mishaps should be attributed to him. After being passed over, Adm Sinha requested voluntary retirement.{{citation needed|date=March | The incumbent [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]], [[Admiral]] [[Devendra Kumar Joshi|D K Joshi]], resigned after a [[List of Indian Naval accidents|series of accidents]] involving ships of the Indian Navy. Adm Sinha was passed over as the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] felt that some of the blame for the mishaps should be attributed to him. After being passed over, Adm Sinha requested voluntary retirement.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} | ||
==Decorations and medals== | ==Decorations and medals== | ||
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{{s-mil}} | {{s-mil}} | ||
{{s-bef | before = [[Devendra Kumar Joshi]]}} | {{s-bef | rows=2| before = [[Devendra Kumar Joshi]]}} | ||
{{s-ttl | title = [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]] | years = 2012- | {{s-ttl | title = [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]] | years = 2012-2022}} | ||
{{s-aft | after=[[Anil Chopra (admiral)|Anil Chopra]] }} | {{s-aft | after=[[Anil Chopra (admiral)|Anil Chopra]] }} | ||
{{s-ttl | title = [[Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff]] | years = 2011-2022}} | |||
{{s-ttl | title = [[Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff]] | years = 2011- | |||
{{s-aft | after=[[Surinder Pal Singh Cheema|S P S Cheema]] }} | {{s-aft | after=[[Surinder Pal Singh Cheema|S P S Cheema]] }} | ||
{{s-bef | before = Anup Singh}} | {{s-bef | before = Anup Singh}} | ||
{{s-ttl | title = [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] | years = 14 March 2007 - 24 January | {{s-ttl | title = [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] | years = 14 March 2007 - 24 January 2022}} | ||
{{s-aft | after=[[Anil Chopra (admiral)|Anil Chopra]] }} | {{s-aft | after=[[Anil Chopra (admiral)|Anil Chopra]] }} | ||
{{s-end}} | {{s-end}} | ||
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[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | ||
[[Category:Indian naval aviators]] | [[Category:Indian naval aviators]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Nau Sena Medal]] | |||
{{India-mil-bio-stub}} | {{India-mil-bio-stub}} | ||