Rear Admiral Shantanu Jha, NM, an alumnus of National Defence Academy,
Pune, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 July 93. He is a specialist in
Navigation and Direction and has navigated six frontline frigates, destroyers and the
aircraft carrier, Viraat. He has been the Executive Officer of the aircraft carrier,
Vikramaditya and his sea commands include Nishank (missile vessel), Kora (missile
corvette) and Sahyadri (Guided Missile Frigate). Besides several key staff
appointments at Navy HQ, he has also been India’s Naval Attaché at Tehran. A
graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the Royal College of
Defence Studies, London, he holds a Master’s degree in Defence Studies, and one in
International Security and Strategy from King’s College, London. He is presently the
Chief Staff Officer (Operations), Eastern Naval Command.
