Sanjay Vatsayan
Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, AVSM, NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command.[1] Previously, he served as the Deputy Commandant of the National Defence Academy. He earlier served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Plans), and as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.[2] [3]
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1988 - present |
| Rank | _OF-7.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | Eastern Fleet INS Sahyadri (F49) INS Kuthar (P46) INS Nashak (K83) INS Vibhuti (K45) |
| Awards |  Ati Vishisht Seva Medal  Nao Sena Medal |
Early life and education
Vatsayan graduated from the National Defence Academy, Pune in 1986.
Naval career
Vatsayan was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 January 1988. He is a specialist in Gunnery and missile systems. He has completed the staff course at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington Cantonment in 2003 and the higher command course at the Naval War College, Goa in 2010. He has also attended the National Defence College, New Delhi in 2014.[4]
He has served on the Samar-class offshore patrol vessel ICGS Sangram, ICGS C05 and was part of the commissioning crew of the Delhi-class Guided missile destroyerINS Mysore (D60).[5]
Vatsayan has commanded the Veer-class missile vessels INS Vibhuti (K45) and INS Nashak (K83), and the Khukri-class corvette INS Kuthar (P46). He was also the Commissioning Commanding Officer of the indigenously-built Shivalik-class Guided missile frigate INS Sahyadri (F49).[5]
Vatsayan, in his staff appointments, has served as the Joint Director of Personnel, Director of Personnel (Policy). He also served as the Director Naval Plans (Perspective Planning) and the Principal Director Naval Plans, all at Naval HQ.[5]
Flag rank
On promotion to Flag Rank, Vatsayan took over as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy and Plans).[4] On 10 February 2020, he assumed the office of the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, taking over from Rear Admiral Suraj Berry who commanded the Eastern Fleet from 2019 to 2020.[6] For his command of the eastern fleet, on 26 January 2021, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal.[7]
In February 2021, he relinquished command of the Eastern Fleet to Rear Admiral Tarun Sobti and was appointed Deputy Commandant of the NDA.[8]
Awards and decorations
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References
- @PRO_Vizag (2021-12-16). "Vice Adm Sanjay Vatsayan, AVSM NM assumed charge as Chief of Staff of the EasternNavalCommand on 16 Dec 21" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "RAdm Sanjay Vatsayan, NM took over as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) from RAdm Suraj Berry, AVSM, NM, VSM at #Vizag on 10 Feb 20. #EasternFleet comprises frontline warships of #IndianNavy. Deployed across Indo-Pacific to safeguard nations's #MaritimeInterest.pic.twitter.com/i8gZZTgEZ1". @indiannavy. 10 February 2020.
- "Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan NM assumes charge has taken over as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Plans) at IHQ MoD(Navy), New Delhi. He is a graduate of the NDA(1986), DSSC Wellington (2003), Naval War College, Mumbai (2010) & National Defence College, ND.pic.twitter.com/llwqZqvb7a". @indiannavy. 6 February 2018.
- "Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, NM takes over as Assistant chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Planning)". pib.gov.in.
- "Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander". pib.gov.in.
- "Rear Admiral Suraj Berry Assumes Charge as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- "Distinguished Service and Gallantry Award Winners on Republic Day 2021". pib.gov.in.
- "Rear Adm Tarun Sobti takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.