Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni, who passed away recently, was the chief of which Indian Armed Force?
Q. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni, who passed away recently, was the chief of which Indian Armed Force?
Answer: Indian Navy
Notes: Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni (86), the former Chief of the Naval Staff, has passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra on July 2, 2018. He was the 14th chief of the Indian Navy from December 1987 to November 1990. He participated in the Liberation of Goa and played a stellar role in the India-Pakistan War 1965 and in 1971. Nadkarni is a recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Nausena Medaland the Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service.

 

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