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Peninsular command by next year end, says General Rawat
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- Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Monday spelled out a road map for restructuring the Armed Forces that would holistically counter threats along the borders with China and Pakistan as well as in the Indian Ocean.
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Peninsular command: An Indian Ocean-centered Peninsular Command, possibly formed by merging the Eastern and Western Naval Commands, should start shaping up by the end of next year.
Establishing theatre commands
(1) General Rawat said that one or two theatre commands will man the border with China.
(2) With Pakistan as the focus on the western front, Jammu and Kashmir should be a separate theatre, including the IB (International Boundary) part. Balance of Western theatre is another command.
What are theatre commands?
(1) A theatre command is an organisational structure designed to control all military assets in a theatre of war to achieve military effects.
(2) A joint command is called a ‘theatre command’ in military parlance (of army, air force and navy).
(3) It places the resources of all forces at the command of a senior military commander.
(4) At present, the only joint command is in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Source
The Hindu