XV Corps (India)

This article is about the present-day formation of the Indian Army. For British Indian formation of the Second World War, see XV Corps (British India).

XV Corps
Chinar Corps Formation Sign
Active1916-1918
1942-1945
1948-Present
Country India
Branch Indian Army
RoleHolding Corps
SizeCorps
Part of Northern Command
Garrison/HQBadami Bagh, Srinagar
NicknameChinar Corps
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant General Prashant Srivastava UYSM, AVSM, SM
Notable
commanders		General S. M. Shrinagesh
General Sundararajan Padmanabhan
General Bikram Singh

The XV Corps, also known as the Chinar Corps, is a Corps of the Indian Army which is presently located in Srinagar and responsible for military operations in the Kashmir Valley. It has participated in all military conflicts with Pakistan and China to date. Lieutenant General Prashant Srivastava is the current Corps Commander since 05 October 2024 taking over from Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai.

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