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Lt Gen Manoj Naravane set to become next chief of Indian Army
By IndianMandarins- 17 Dec 2019
954With Army chief Bipin Rawat retiring on December 31, 2019, Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane is set to become the next chief of Indian Army. Lt Gen Naravane is currently serving as vice chief of the Army. Before taking charge as vice chief of the Army Staff in September, Lt Gen Naravane was heading the eastern command of the Army that takes care of nearly 4,000-km border with China. Lt Gen Naravane has served in numerous command and staff appointments in peace, field and highly active counter-insurgency environments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast in his 37 years of service. He has also commanded a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in Jammu and Kashmir and an infantry brigade on the eastern front. He was part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka and had also served as India's defence attache at the Indian Embassy in Myanmar for three years. Lt Gen Naravane is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.
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Lt Gen Manoj Naravane set to become next chief of Indian Army
By IndianMandarins - 2019-12-17 13:09:00
With Army chief Bipin Rawat retiring on December 31, 2019, Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane is set to become the next chief of Indian Army. Lt Gen Naravane is currently serving as vice chief of the Army. Before taking charge as vice chief of the Army Staff in September, Lt Gen Naravane was heading the eastern command of the Army that takes care of nearly 4,000-km border with China.
Lt Gen Naravane has served in numerous command and staff appointments in peace, field and highly active counter-insurgency environments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast in his 37 years of service. He has also commanded a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in Jammu and Kashmir and an infantry brigade on the eastern front.
He was part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka and had also served as India's defence attache at the Indian Embassy in Myanmar for three years. Lt Gen Naravane is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.
