Sanjay Vatsayan
Sanjay Vatsayan | |
|---|---|
Official Portrait, 2025 | |
| 47th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2025 | |
| Chief of Naval Staff | Dinesh Kumar Tripathi |
| Preceded by | Krishna Swaminathan |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | National Defence Academy Indian Naval Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch/service | Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1 January 1988 – present |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | |
| Service Number | 03295-N |
| Awards | |
Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, PVSM, AVSM, NM is a serving flag officer of the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the 47th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. He previously served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy Planning & Force Development), prior to that he served as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence (Operations). He earlier served as the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command.