Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar to be new Vice Chief of Army: The current Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen B S Raju will assume command as Commander of the South Western Army, Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar has been chosen as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff. Lt Gen Kumar has been promoted as Army Commander and appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff. He is serving as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) in the Army Headquarters at present.
February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz
A graduate of the National Defense Academy in Khadakwasla, Lt. Gen. Kumar. In June 1985, he was given a commission into the 1 Assam Regiment. He has commanded the 59 Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, an Infantry Brigade, and an Infantry Division on the Line of Control. Lt Gen Kumar has also commanded the highly active White Knight Corps. He has held the posts of Additional Director General Military Intelligence and Director General Military Intelligence at the Army headquarters.
Other Important Appointments
The 14 Corps, situated in Leh and responsible for maintaining security along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in the Ladakh sector, has been given Lt Gen Rashim Bali as its commander. Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta, the current commander of the 14 Corps, will become the new Chief of Staff of Udhampur headquartered Northern Command. Lt Gen NSR Subramani, currently the Chief of Staff at the headquarters of the Northern Command in Udhampur, has been promoted to the rank of Army Commander and appointed as the next Central Army Commander.
Notably: Lt Gen Kumar, Lt Gen Raju and Lt Gen Subramani will assume their new responsibilities on March 1.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Indian Army Headquarters: New Delhi;
- Indian Army Founded: 1 April 1895, India;
- General Manoj Pande is the current Chief of Army Staff
