Indian order of battle during the 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes:
Political leadership PositionName of officeholderPresident of India(Commander-in-Chief)Ram Nath KovindPrime Minister of IndiaNarendra ModiDefence MinisterRajnath SinghHome MinisterAmit Shah
Indian Armed Forces Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):
Indian Army Chief of the Army Staff (COAS): Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane
Northern Command (Lt-Gen. Yogesh Kumar Joshi, GOC-in-C) XIV Corps (Fire and Fury Corps) (Lt-Gen. Harinder Singh to 13 October 2020; Lt-Gen. P.G.K. Menon from 13 October 2020, GOC) 3rd Infantry (Trishul) Division (Maj-Gen. Abhijit Bapat, GOC) 81 Infantry Brigade 1 Bihar Regiment 16 Bihar Regiment (Col. B. Santosh Babu) 114 Infantry Brigade (Patrolling Point 15) 70 Infantry Brigade (Eastern Ladakh) Elements of I Corps (Strike Corps) transferred from South-Western Command
Individual soldiers and larger elements of the following regiments under Northern Command stationed in Ladakh in 2020–2021 (mentioned for service during Operation Snow Leopard): 81 Field Artillery 16 Punjab Regiment 29 Punjab Regiment 14 Maratha Light Infantry 3 Grenadiers 6 Grenadiers 17 Kumaon Regiment 1/1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) 3/1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) 4 Gorkha Rifles 2 Dogra Regiment 16 Bihar Regiment 4 Mahar Regiment 13Mahar Regiment 4 Parachute Regiment 9 Parachute Regiment 2 Ladakh Scouts 4 Ladakh Scouts 18 Guards Regiment 11 Engineer Regiment 3 Infantry Division Signals Regiment
Western Command (Lt-Gen. Ravendra Pal Singh, GOC-in-C) 9 Corps (reserve brigades deployed) (Lt-Gen. Upendra Dwivedi to 26 March 2021; Lt-Gen. P.N. Ananthanarayanan from March 2021, GOC)
Eastern Command (Lt-Gen. Anil Chauhan to 31 May 2021; Lt-Gen. Manoj Pande from 1 June 2021) IV Corps (training brigades deployed) (Lt-Gen. Shantanu Dayal to 26 January 2021; Lt-Gen. Ravin Khosla from January 2021, GOC) XXXIII Corps (training brigades deployed) (Lt-Gen. Nav Kumar Khanduri to 13 September 2020; Lt-Gen. A.K. Singh from 14 September 2020, GOC)
Indian Navy Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS): Adm. Karambir Singh
Western Naval Command (VAdm. Ajit Kumar P to 28 February 2021, FOC-in-C) Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA) & Flag Officer Goa Naval Area (FOGNA): RAdm. Philipose George Pynumootil
Indian Air Force Chief of the Air Staff (CAS): ACM R. K. S. Bhadauria to 30 September 2021; ACM Vivek Ram Chaudhari from 30 September 2021
Western Air Command (AM Balakrishnan Suresh to 31 July 2020; AM Vivek Ram Chaudhari to 30 June 2021; AM Balabhadra Radha Krishna from 1 July 2021; AM Amit Dev from 1 October 2021 AOC Jammu & Kashmir (AVM P. M. Sinha) AOC Leh (ACmde Subroto Kundu)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police DG Surjeet Singh Deswal
North-West Frontier HQ (IG Deepam Seth) Leh Sector (DIG) Leh (SSP Sargun Shukla)
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