This is an entirely speculative post using my personal ideas about how an unified command would look like in the Indian context.
Might add more details in the future.
Indian Unified Commands
Existing Geographical Commands
Army
========
CENTRAL : Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Bihar Jharkhand Odisha
EASTERN
NORTHERN
WESTERN
SOUTH-WESTERN
SOUTHERN
IAF
=========
WAC = Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, New Delhi, some parts of Uttar Pradesh.
CAC =
EAC = WB and east
SWAC = Raj, Guj, Mah
SAC =
Navy
========
ENC
WNC
SNC
========================================================================
Combined Forces Commands AoR Composition
1. CC North : J&K, HP, Punj, Har, NCT, UK IA NC(+ UK) + IA WC + WAC
2. CC West : Raj, Guj, Mah, Goa + Arabian Sea IA SWC(+Guj) + SWAC + WNC
3. CC East : WB and all NE states IA EC + EAC
4. CC South : All southern states + BoB IA SC(-Guj+Odisha) + SAC + ENC
5. CC Central : UP, MP, CHT, Bihar, Jharkhand IA CC (-UK) + CAC
6. CC A&N : A&N islands and all deployments
east of A&N.
7. CC Indian Ocean : Indian Ocean and all deployments outside IA Expeditionary Command
India west of A&N including peace-keeping (controls all peacekeeping forces)
and anti-piracy. IN Indian Ocean Command
IAF Expeditionary Command
=========================================================================
Each such Combined Forces Command to be commanded by a 'Force Commander' who controls all military assets commanded by his sub-ordinate tri-service commands. CC A&N & CC Indian Ocean to concentrate exclusively on overseas deployment and operations, leaving other commands to concentrate on India and its immediate neighbourhood. Assets to be allocated to the expeditionary commands as and when required.
Disclaimer : Not being a professional soldier, my knowledge about command structures of Indian military is obviously limited. Any suggestion, correction or clarification is most welcome.
Might add more details in the future.
Indian Unified Commands
Existing Geographical Commands
Army
========
CENTRAL : Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Bihar Jharkhand Odisha
EASTERN
NORTHERN
WESTERN
SOUTH-WESTERN
SOUTHERN
IAF
=========
WAC = Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, New Delhi, some parts of Uttar Pradesh.
CAC =
EAC = WB and east
SWAC = Raj, Guj, Mah
SAC =
Navy
========
ENC
WNC
SNC
========================================================================
Combined Forces Commands AoR Composition
1. CC North : J&K, HP, Punj, Har, NCT, UK IA NC(+ UK) + IA WC + WAC
2. CC West : Raj, Guj, Mah, Goa + Arabian Sea IA SWC(+Guj) + SWAC + WNC
3. CC East : WB and all NE states IA EC + EAC
4. CC South : All southern states + BoB IA SC(-Guj+Odisha) + SAC + ENC
5. CC Central : UP, MP, CHT, Bihar, Jharkhand IA CC (-UK) + CAC
6. CC A&N : A&N islands and all deployments
east of A&N.
7. CC Indian Ocean : Indian Ocean and all deployments outside IA Expeditionary Command
India west of A&N including peace-keeping (controls all peacekeeping forces)
and anti-piracy. IN Indian Ocean Command
IAF Expeditionary Command
=========================================================================
Each such Combined Forces Command to be commanded by a 'Force Commander' who controls all military assets commanded by his sub-ordinate tri-service commands. CC A&N & CC Indian Ocean to concentrate exclusively on overseas deployment and operations, leaving other commands to concentrate on India and its immediate neighbourhood. Assets to be allocated to the expeditionary commands as and when required.
Disclaimer : Not being a professional soldier, my knowledge about command structures of Indian military is obviously limited. Any suggestion, correction or clarification is most welcome.
