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Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC)

March 1, 2021
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In news : Recently, the President of India witnessed a spectacular operational demonstration by Andaman and Nicobar Command at Swaraj Dweep

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  • Integral combat platforms and forces of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) demonstrated multi-dimensional operational capabilities of the Command, including an amphibious landing.
  • The demonstration highlighted the synergy, cooperation and interoperability between the Services towards achieving desired outcomes.
  • Naval GunFire Support (NGFS), Counter Surface Force Operations (CSFO), Search and Rescue (SAR) operations and vertical replenishment at sea were also demonstrated. 
  • The amphibious landing of Infantry troops on the beach was executed by Landing Ship Tank (Medium) and Landing Craft Utility

About Andaman and Nicobar Command(ANC) 

  • ANC is the first integrated(Tri-service) theatre command of the Indian Armed Forces in India with headquarters at Port Blair. 
  • It operates directly under the  Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee(CoSC).
  • It was created in 2001 to safeguard India’s strategic interests in Southeast Asia and the Strait of Malacca by increasing rapid deployment of military assets in the region. 
  • It provides logistical and administrative support to naval ships which are sent on deployment to East Asia and the Pacific Ocean

Strategic importance of ANC

  • Control over vital global shipping route
  • Control over critical shipping chokepoints
  • QUAD force multiplier
  • Historic and contemporary geostrategic soft and hard power
  • Port-development led encirclement
  • Protection of exclusive economic zone

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee(CoSC),

  • The Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee(CoSC), was the head of the Indian Armed Forces, roughly based on the British Chiefs of Staff Committee. 
  • The senior-most Chief of Staff was appointed to serve as a Chairman until he retired
  • The last Chairman was the Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat. 
  • After its creation, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the permanent chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC). 
  • Earlier, the chairmanship of the CoSC was held in rotation by the senior-most service chief for short periods and the arrangement was found to be unsatisfactory.
Source: PIB
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