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Admiral Krishna Swaminathan Appointed as Chief of Naval Staff
Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM has been appointed as the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy as of 31 May 2026. He succeeds Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi. Swaminathan, who joined the Indian Navy in July 1987, has had a distinguished career with extensive operational, staff,