LIII: A command fit for a general

Theatre commands will have a four-star general at the helm — rank inflation or necessity?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with the CDS, service chiefs and vice-chiefs, GOC-in-C level officers, along with a few other three-star officers (Image: Twitter @ narendramodi)

Theatre commands will, belatedly, become a reality in the Indian military. Seventeen single service commands will be combined to form three theatre commands. Lets call them the Pakistan-facing command, China-facing command, and ocean-facing command whilst the…