Two of the three military instructions liable for the three,488-km delicate India-China border will get new commanders on Tuesday.
Serving Northern Army Commander Lt Gen YK Joshi, who retired on Monday, Eastern Army Commander, Lt Gen Manoj Pandey, will take over as the brand new Vice Chief of Army Staff, as Lt Gen CP Mohanty, on Monday additionally retired.
The Northern Command is liable for the Line of Actual Control with China in addition to the Line of Control and a small a part of the worldwide border with Pakistan. Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi will take over as the brand new Northern Army Commander on Tuesday.
Lt Gen Dwivedi was posted on the Army Headquarters because the Deputy Chief of the Army, taking care of the coaching and funds of your complete power. He had earlier commanded the IX Corps based mostly in Himachal Pradesh.
In the Kolkata-headquartered Eastern Command, liable for the border with China and the India-Myanmar border, Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita will succeed Lt Gen Pandey on Tuesday. He was additionally posted within the Army Headquarters in view of the troopers. He commanded the Dimapur-based III Corps, which was largely liable for counter-insurgency operations alongside the border with Myanmar and within the Northeast.
Both instructions account for two,723 km of the three,488 km border with China. The size of the LAC is kind of brief, particularly within the Northern Command.
Lt Gen Pandey, who holds the delicate submit of Vice Chief, is predicted to turn out to be the following Army Chief. The present military chief, General MM Naravane, is because of retire in April, which can make Lt Gen Pandey the senior-most officer after him.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
