The zonal departments at International Headquarters are the main administrative link with territories. The international secretaries give oversight to and coordinate the Army's work in their respective geographical regions.

The International Secretary for the South Asia Zone is Commissioner Suresh Pawar and the Secretary for Women's Ministries is Commissioner Martha Pawar. 

Contact the Zonal Department

ihq-sasia@salvationarmy.org

Territories in the Zone

The Salvation Army South Asia Zone includes the following territories and regions:

• Bangladesh Territory
• India Central Territory (States: North Tamil Nadu (Madras-Chennai), Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana)
• India Eastern Territory (States: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal; also Nepal)
• India Northern Territory (States: Bihar, Harayana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Odisha (Orissa), Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttara Khand, West Bengal; the Union Territories of Delhi, Chandigarh and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
• India South Eastern Territory (States: part of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry)
• India South Western Territory (State: Kerala)
• India Western Territory (States: Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan)
• Middle East Region (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and United Arab Emirates)
• Pakistan Territory
• Sri Lanka Territory

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