Английская Википедия:Chief of the Army Staff (India)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox official post The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) (unofficially known as the Army Chief) has been the title of the professional head of the Indian Army since 1950. As the most senior officer to serve solely in the Indian Army, the chief is responsible for the overall command of the army as well as leading the army staff headquarters. The COAS, in a separate capacity, is also a member of the National Security Council and thereby an advisor to the president and the prime minister. The COAS is typically the highest ranking army officer in the Indian Armed Forces, unless the Chief of Defence Staff and/or the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee is an army officer.
Office of the Chief of Army Staff
The post of Commander-in-Chief, India was established in 1748 to designate the commander of all forces of East India Company.
After 1857, the Commander-in-Chief become the supreme commander of the British Indian Army. The C-in-C was also the overall head of the armed forces of the British India including the Royal Indian Air Force and Royal Indian Navy. The Commander-in-Chief was also closely in contact with Office of the Viceroy of India.
After partition in 1947 the post of Commander-in-Chief was divided into:- Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army, Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army and Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in India and Pakistan. At Independence, the head of the Indian Army was designated as the "Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army". On 21 June 1948, the title of "Chief of the Army Staff" was added,[1] with the post correspondingly re-designated as the "Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army". The designation was again changed to "Chief of the Army Staff" through the Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955.[2] The office is based at South Block of the Central Secretariat at Raisina Hill, New Delhi.
Appointments to the office are made by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). The COAS reaches superannuation upon three years in the office or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier.
Appointees
The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Army Staff or its preceding positions since the independence of India.[3] Ranks and honours are as at the completion of their tenure:
Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army (1947–1955)
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Chief of the Army Staff (1955–present)
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See also
- Commander-in-Chief, India
- Chief of the General Staff
- Field Marshal of the Indian Army
- Chief of Defence Staff
- Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
- Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
- Vice Chief of the Army Staff
- Chief of the Naval Staff
- Chief of the Air Staff
- List of serving generals of the Indian Army
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