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Admiral Mehta was born on 18 August 1947 at
Gurdaspur, Punjab. He studied in the
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After retirement, the Indian government appointed him as India's
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from 31 October 2006 until 31 August 2009. He was succeeded by
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Sureesh Mehta interacting with the media on the eve of the
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Officer Goa Area & Flag Officer Naval Aviation
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522:After graduating, Admiral Mehta joined the
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1797:High commissioners of India to New Zealand
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895:Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
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132:Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
860:"India warns of fallout over race slurs"
846:"Indian High Commissioner in Lower Hutt"
796:Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
561:In 1995, Admiral Mehta was awarded the
1832:National Defence College, India alumni
1787:Flag Officers Commanding Western Fleet
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86:December 2009 – December 2011
1827:Defence Services Staff College alumni
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1424:Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee
820:articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
506:. Later, he also graduated from the
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760:50th Independence Anniversary Medal
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1572:Chief of the Naval Staff and
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1545:Chief of the Naval Staff and
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1322:Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy
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772:30 Years Long Service Medal
565:. In 2005, he received the
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782:9 Years Long Service Medal
534:off the aircraft carrier,
408:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
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567:Param Vishist Seva Medal
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500:National Defence Academy
484:Chief of the Indian Navy
434:Param Vishist Seva Medal
1650:Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
1576:Indian Navy (1950-1955)
1222:Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
711:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
557:Awards and distinctions
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1625:Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
1342:Joginder Jaswant Singh
1257:Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
1197:Tapishwar Narain Raina
1162:Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
1157:Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
1088:Chief of Defence Staff
888:Joginder Jaswant Singh
585:Awards and decorations
563:Ati Vishist Seva Medal
444:Ati Vishist Seva Medal
177:Joginder Jaswant Singh
1812:Indian naval aviators
1735:Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
1675:Vijai Singh Shekhawat
1630:Adhar Kumar Chatterji
1387:Birender Singh Dhanoa
1287:Vijai Singh Shekhawat
1202:Hrushikesh Moolgavkar
1182:Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
1172:Adhar Kumar Chatterji
899:2007- 31 August 2009
738:Special Service Medal
733:Operation Vijay Medal
551:Eastern Naval Command
394:Eastern Naval Command
352:Years of service
1777:Indian Navy admirals
1710:Devendra Kumar Joshi
1655:Oscar Stanley Dawson
1640:Sourendra Nath Kohli
1574:Commander-in-Chief,
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1292:Shankar Roychowdhury
1242:Arun Shridhar Vaidya
1237:Oscar Stanley Dawson
1192:Sourendra Nath Kohli
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218:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1670:Laxminarayan Ramdas
1357:Pradeep Vasant Naik
1277:Bipin Chandra Joshi
1272:Laxminarayan Ramdas
1212:Om Prakash Malhotra
1114:Sir Thomas Elmhirst
1092:Indian Armed Forces
502:before joining the
125:Avanindra K. Pandey
1750:Seconded from the
1705:Nirmal Kumar Verma
1462:Seconded from the
1362:Nirmal Kumar Verma
1327:Nirmal Chander Vij
997:Chief of Personnel
932:Nirmal Kumar Verma
848:. 26 January 2010.
826:on 25 October 2012
488:Nirmal Kumar Verma
412:Operation Lal Dora
346:Indian Coast Guard
294:Maria Teresa Mehta
258:Nirmal Kumar Verma
97:President of India
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862:. 8 October 2010.
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