Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces

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The Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces is the President of India, who holds the highest constitutional authority over the country's military establishment.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces canonical 2

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office ⓘ
military leadership role ⓘ
appoints Chief of Defence Staff of India ⓘ
Chief of the Air Staff ⓘ
Chief of the Army Staff ⓘ
Chief of the Naval Staff ⓘ
appointsOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of India ⓘ
Union Council of Ministers ⓘ
confers Ashoka Chakra ⓘ
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ⓘ
Kirti Chakra ⓘ
Maha Vir Chakra ⓘ
Param Vir Chakra ⓘ
Param Vishisht Seva Medal ⓘ
Shaurya Chakra ⓘ
Vir Chakra ⓘ
Vishisht Seva Medal ⓘ
commissioned ranks in the Indian Armed Forces ⓘ
distinguished service decorations ⓘ
gallantry awards ⓘ
honorary military ranks ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 111 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 352 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 53 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 53(2) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 74 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 75 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
deFactoControl exercised by elected Government of India ⓘ
deJureHead President of India ⓘ
exercisesPowers through Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Indian Air Force ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ
Indian Coast Guard (in certain wartime or emergency contexts) ⓘ
linked to: Indian Coast Guard

Indian Navy ⓘ
hasPower to declare war or peace on advice of the Government of India ⓘ
to proclaim national emergency under Article 352 on advice of the Cabinet ⓘ
to promulgate ordinances affecting defence matters on advice of the Council of Ministers ⓘ
heldBy President of India ⓘ
isCeremonialHeadOf Indian Armed Forces ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
nativeLabel Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces ⓘ
partOf Union executive of India ⓘ
relatedOffice Chief of Defence Staff of India ⓘ
Minister of Defence (India) ⓘ
linked to: Minister of Defence

National Security Advisor (India) ⓘ
President of India ⓘ
Prime Minister of India ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of India (indirectly through the Council of Ministers) ⓘ
linked to: Government of India
seat Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: Rashtrapati Bhavan

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian Army → ceremonialChiefTitle → Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces ⓘ
Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces → nativeLabel → Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces ⓘ