New Delhi (03.07.2023): Vice Admiral Atul Anand took over as
Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs on July 03, 2023. The post
was previously held by Lt Gen Anil Puri, who superannuated on February 28,
2023. Vice Admiral Atul Anand was commissioned into the executive
branch of the Indian Navy on January 01, 1988. He is an alumnus of National
Defence Academy (71st Course, Delta Squadron); Defence Services Command and
Staff College, Mirpur (Bangladesh) and National Defence College, New Delhi. He
has also attended the Advanced Security Cooperation course at Asia Pacific
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New Delhi (03.07.2023): Vice Admiral Atul Anand took over as
Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs on July 03, 2023. The post
was previously held by Lt Gen Anil Puri, who superannuated on February 28,
2023.
Vice Admiral Atul Anand was commissioned into the executive branch of the Indian Navy on January 01, 1988. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy (71st Course, Delta Squadron); Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur (Bangladesh) and National Defence College, New Delhi. He has also attended the Advanced Security Cooperation course at Asia Pacific Centre of Security Studies, Hawaii, USA.
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