Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command

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Commander-in-Chief,
Strategic Forces Command
Reports toChief of the Defence Staff
SeatNew Delhi
AppointerAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Formation2003
First holderAir Marshal Tej Mohan Asthana
PVSM AVSM VM

The Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command is the head of the Strategic Forces Command, the integrated tri-service command responsible for the management and administration of India's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile.

The current Commander-in-Chief is Lieutenant General Dinesh Singh Rana who took command on 1 October 2025 as the 14th CinC, SFC.

History

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The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) was created on 4 January 2003 by the Government of India under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Part of the Nuclear Command Authority, the SFC manages and administers all strategic forces by exercising complete command and control over nuclear assets.[1]

The Cabinet Committee on Security approved the appointment of a Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command, to manage and administer all Strategic Forces.[2] Air Marshal Teja Mohan Asthana was appointed the first commander-in-chief on 10 January 2013.[3][4]

Organisation

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The CinC SFC is a Three-star rank officer from the three Services in rotation. The CinC reports directly to the Chief of Defence Staff (India) (CDS). He is assisted by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the command, also a three-star officer.

List of commanders

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List of Commanders-in-Chief of Strategic Forces Command
S.No Name Branch Assumed office Left office Notes
1 Air Marshal Tej Mohan Asthana PVSM, AVSM, VM File:Air Force Ensign of India.svg Indian Air Force 10 January 2003 30 June 2004 First C-in-C.[5]
2 Air Marshal Ajit Bhavnani PVSM, AVSM, VM 12 July 2004 18 August 2005 Later served as Vice Chief of the Air Staff.[6][7]
3 Air Marshal Avinash Deodata Joshi PVSM, VM 22 August 2005 31 December 2006 [8]
4 Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar PVSM, AVSM File:Naval Ensign of India.svg Indian Navy December 2006 30 September 2008 Later served as Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command.[9]
5 Lieutenant General Balraj Singh Nagal PVSM, AVSM, SM File:Flag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army 30 September 2008 December 2010 [10][11]
6 Air Marshal K. J. Mathews PVSM, AVSM, YSM File:Air Force Ensign of India.svg Indian Air Force 1 January 2011 31 October 2012 [12]
7 Vice Admiral S. P. S. Cheema PVSM, AVSM, NM File:Naval Ensign of India.svg Indian Navy 1 November 2012 June 2014 Later served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command and as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.[13]
8 Lieutenant General Amit Sharma PVSM, AVSM, VSM File:Flag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army 13 June 2014 31 July 2016 [14][15]
9 Air Marshal Jasbir Walia PVSM, VM, VSM File:Air Force Ensign of India.svg Indian Air Force 1 August 2016 30 March 2019
10 Air Marshal Navkaranjit Singh Dhillon PVSM, AVSM 30 March 2019 31 January 2021
11 Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VM 31 January 2021 31 August 2021 [16][17]
12 Vice Admiral R. B. Pandit PVSM, AVSM File:Naval Ensign of India.svg Indian Navy 31 August 2021 30 September 2023 [18]
13 Vice Admiral Suraj Berry PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM 6 October 2023 30 September 2025 [19]
14 Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM File:Flag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army 1 October 2025 Incumbent
List of CinC by branches of service
Branch Count
File:Flag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army 3
File:Naval Ensign of India.svg Indian Navy 4
File:Air Force Ensign of India.svg Indian Air Force 7

See also

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References

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