Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar appointed as new Vice Chief of Army

Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff while incumbent Lt Gen B S Raju will take charge as South Western Army Commander official sources said on ThursdayLieutenant General Rashim Bali has been appointed as the commander of Lehbased 14 Corps which takes care of security along the Line of Actual Control LAC with China in the Ladakh sector they saidLt Gen Anindya Sengupta the current commander of the 14 Corps will become the new Chief of Staff of Udhampur headquartered Northern Command the sources said They said Lt Gen Raju at present serving as the Vice Chief of Army Staff has been appointed as South Western Army CommanderLt 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 CommanderThe sources said Lt Gen Kumar too has been promoted as the 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 presentThey said Lt Gen Raju will succeed Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Bhinder when he retires from service by the end of FebruaryLt Gen Subramani will take over as the Central Army Commander from Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri who also superannuates by the end of this month the sources saidLt Gen Kumar Lt Gen Raju and Lt Gen Subramani will assume their new responsibilities on March 1 the sources saidLt Gen Kumar is an alumnus of National Defence Academy Khadakwasla He was commissioned into 1 Assam Regiment in June 1985 He has commanded 59 Rashtriya Rifles Battalion an Infantry Brigade and an Infantry Division on the Line of ControlAlso read Recruitment of Agniveers in Indian Army Dates announced for candidates from Maharashtra check details hereLt 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 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 KashmirHe also holds the distinction of commanding the Uri brigade along the Line of Control the Counter Insurgency Force and Chinar Corps in Kashmir Valley The general officer was also Commandant Indian Military Training Team in BhutanLt Gen Subramani was commissioned into the eighth battalion of the Garhwal Rifles in December 1985 He is an alumnus of Joint Services Command Staff College Bracknell the UK and National Defence College DelhiHe holds a MA Degree from the Kings College London Lt Gen Subramani has in his illustrious career spanning over 35 years served across a wide spectrum of conflict and terrain profiles and has tenanted a host of command staff and instructional appointmentsHe commanded 16 Garhwal Rifles in counter insurgency operations in Assam as part of Operation Rhino 168 Infantry Brigade in Samba and 17 Mountain Division in 2018This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever