The Government of India has approved three major appointments in the Indian Army. Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar is the new Vice Chief of Army Staff.

Appointment

The Government of India has approved three major appointments in the Indian Army. Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar is the new Vice Chief of Army Staff. Lt General Kumar replaces Lt Gen BS Raju, who has been appointed as the Jaipur-headquartered South Western Command chief. Lt Gen NSR Subramani has been posted as the Central Command chief in Lucknow. He is at present serving as the Chief of Staff at the headquarters of the Northern Command in Udhampur. The appointments will come into effect on 1 March 2023. Lt Gen BS Raju was commissioned into the 11th Battalion of the Jat Regiment in December 1984. He later commanded his battalion during ‘Operation Parakram’ in Jammu and Kashmir. He also holds the distinction of commanding the Uri Brigade along the Line of Control and Chinar Corps in the Kashmir valley.


     

     

     

 

     


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