Theatre commands to leave out J&K, Ladakh; setting up to take another 2-3 years

It will take another two-three years for the theatre commands to come up as modalities are still being worked out. For the time being, the theatre commands will also exclude Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Indian military’s ambitious plan of creating theatre commands — tipped to be the biggest reform in defence — will have to wait for another two to three years as modalities are still being worked out. Top government sources also said that the theatre commands will exclude Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for the time being. In the new theatre command model, four commands have been planned as of now, two for land and one each for air and maritime operations.