Who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces ?

Who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces ?

President
Prime Minister
Defence Minister
Longest serving Chief of Staff
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2015
The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces.
This position is established by Article 53(2) of the Constitution of India, which states that the supreme command of the Defence Forces of the Union shall be vested in the President and the exercise thereof shall be regulated by law.
While the operational command rests with the respective service chiefs (Chief of the Army Staff, Chief of the Navy Staff, Chief of the Air Staff, and the Chief of Defence Staff) under the Ministry of Defence, the ceremonial and constitutional head with supreme command authority is the President. The Prime Minister is the head of the government, and the Defence Minister is the political head of the Ministry of Defence responsible for policy and administration related to defence.
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