Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane to be the next Indian Army Chief

Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane to be the next Indian Army Chief

On Vijay Diwas, the government appointed Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane as the next Army chief.

Naravane will be replacing General Bipin Rawat, who retires on December 31.

Naravane will serve until April 2022 and is currently the Army's Vice Chief.

Lt Gen Naravane is would be the 28th Army Chief.

Commissioned into 7th Sikh Light Infantry in June 1980, Lt Gen Naravane has vast experience in Counter-Insurgency Operations in Kashmir and Northeast India.

He commanded a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Jammu and Kashmir and was the Inspector General of Assam Rifles as a Major General.

He was also the Delhi Area General officer Commanding a couple of years before moving out for other command appointments.