In his 37 years of service, Naravane served in numerous command and staff appointments in peace, field and highly active counter-insurgency environments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast. Photo: PTI
General Mukund Naravane takes charge as new chief of Indian Army
General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday (December 31) took charge as the Chief of Army Staff, succeeding General Bipin Rawat.
Naravane served as vice chief of the Army before taking charge of the 1.3 million strong Army.
In his 37 years of service, Naravane served in numerous command and staff appointments in peace, field and highly active counter-insurgency environments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.
He also commanded a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Jammu and Kashmir and an infantry brigade on the eastern front.
Before working as the vice chief of the Army, Naravane was heading the Army’s Eastern Command that takes care of India’s nearly 4,000-km border with China.
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