Tarun Sobti

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Vice Admiral

Tarun Sobti

VSM
RAdm Tarun Sobti.jpg
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
Years of service1988 - present
RankBritish Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-8.svg 13-Indian Navy-VADM.svg Vice Admiral
Commands heldProject Seabird
Eastern Fleet
INS Kolkata (D63)
INS Kora (P61)
INS Nishank (K43)
AwardsVishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal

Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Director General Project Seabird. He last served as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet. He earlier served as the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at the Indian Naval Academy from March 2019 to January 2021.[1]

Early life and education[]

Sobti graduated from the National Defence Academy, Pune in 1986.

Naval career[]

Sobti was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1988. He is a specialist in Navigation and direction. He attended the Collège Interarmées de Défense in Paris and the College of Naval Warfare in Mumbai.[2]

He has served as the navigating officer of the Khukri-class corvette INS Kirpan (P44) and was part of the commissioning crew of the Delhi-class Guided missile destroyer INS Mysore (D60) as its navigating officer. He later served as the direction officer of the aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R22) and the executive officer of the guided missile destroyer INS Delhi (D61).[3]

Sobti has commanded the Veer-class missile vessel INS Nishank (K43), and the lead ship of the Kora-class corvette INS Kora (P61). In August 2014, the lead ship of the indigenously-built Kolkata-class Guided missile destroyers INS Kolkata (D63) was commissioned by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai. Sobti was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the ship.[4]

Sobti, in his staff appointments, has served as the Joint Director of Staff Requirements and Joint Director of Personnel at Naval headquarters. He also served as the Captain Work-Up at Local Work-Up Team (East). The LWT (East) is under the operational control of Flag Officer Sea Training and administrative control of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[5] As a Commodore, he served as the Naval attaché at the Embassy of India in Moscow.[3]

Flag rank[]

On promotion to Flag Rank, in March 2019, Sobti took over as the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala.[6][7][8] After a 21 month stint as Deputy Commandant, he handed over to Rear Admiral A. N. Pramod in January 2021.[6] For this stint, Sobti was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2020.[9][10] On 23 February 2021, he assumed the office of the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, taking over from Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan who commanded the fleet from 2020 to 2021.[11]

Under his command, the Eastern Fleet, executed Operation Samudra Setu II and Operation Sagar. These operations were aimed at the transfer of medical oxygen and provided humanitarian assistance to friendly foreign countries respectively. The fleet also participated in the maritime exercise Malabar 21 in Western Pacific off Guam.[12]

On promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral, Sobti was appointed as the Director General, Project Seabird.[1]

Awards and decorations[]

Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal Operation Vijay Medal Sainya Seva Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "VICE ADMIRAL TARUN SOBTI, VSM ASSUMED CHARGE AS DIRECTOR GENERAL, PROJECT SEABIRD" (Press release). PIN. 2021-12-24.
  2. ^ Singh, Ashish (23 February 2021). "TARUN SOBTI TAKES OVER THE COMMAND OF EASTERN FLEET". The Daily Guardian.
  3. ^ a b "Rear Adm Tarun Sobti takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet". pib.gov.in.
  4. ^ "h1". sainiksamachar.nic.in.
  5. ^ Hiranandani 2001, p. 299.
  6. ^ a b Staff Reporter (12 January 2021). "New Dy. Commandant takes over at INA". The Hindu.
  7. ^ "Rear Admiral Tarun Sobti Assumes Charge as the Deputy Commandant, Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  8. ^ "Gallery | INA". www.ina.gov.in.
  9. ^ "https://twitter.com/indembmoscow/status/1221164247608152066". Twitter. External link in |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Distinguished service and gallantry award winners on Republic day 2020". pib.gov.in.
  11. ^ "Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander". pib.gov.in.
  12. ^ "Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.

Bibliography[]

  • Hiranandani, G.M. (2001), Transition to Guardianship: The Indian Navy 1991-2000, Lancer Publishers, ISBN 9781935501268
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet
February 2021 - December 2021 		Succeeded by
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