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Dhowan new Navy chief
Admiral Robin K Dhowan New Navy Chief, Admiral Robin K Dhowan, who has commanded frontline warships like INS Delhi, on Thursday took over as the Chief of Naval Staff, a post which was lying vacant for nearly two months since D K Joshi quit suddenly in the wake of a series of mishaps.
- He was made acting chief after Admiral Joshi quit
- Says avoiding mishaps will be his top priority
New Delhi: Admiral Robin K Dhowan, who has commanded frontline warships like INS Delhi, on Thursday took over as the Chief of Naval Staff, a post which was lying vacant for nearly two months since D K Joshi quit suddenly in the wake of a series of mishaps. A navigation and direction specialist, 59-year-old Dhowan was the Vice Chief of Navy and was appointed as Acting Chief of the Naval Staff after Admiral Joshi quit. He will have a tenure of 25 months. Dhowan supersedes senior-most officer Western Naval Commander Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, took over at the time when the force has been grappling with mishaps involving its warships and other assets. Though he has not headed any operational command, Dhowan, the 22nd Naval Chief, has held various key positions and staff appointments during his career. Soon after taking over as the 22nd Navy Chief, Dhowan told reporters, "We have effective safety audits and strict procedures in place to ensure that accidents don't happen.
The aspect about the accidents is the issue that being a professional Navy, we have to ensure that these incidents do not happen in future," he said. His command appointments include missile corvette INS Khukri, guided missile destroyers INS Ranjit and INS Delhi and Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF). The Admiral's staff assignments include key posts like Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy and Plans) at the headquarters in New Delhi, Commandant of National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, Indian Naval Adviser at the High Commission of India, London and Chief Staff Officer (Operations) at Headquarters of Western Naval Command. A navigation and direction specialist, Dhowan is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and Naval War College, Rhode Island, US.
