Army Commanders Reshuffle: Manoj Mukund Narvane New Vice Chief

Army Commanders Reshuffle: Manoj Mukund Narvane New Vice Chief

New Delhi: In a reshuffle of top Army commanders, Eastern Command chief Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Narvane has been appointed as the Vice Chief, setting off speculation that he might be on the way to become the next Army Chief after the retirement of General Bipin Rawat on December 31. Manoj Mukund Narvane, a Sikh Light Infantry officer who will replace Devraj Anbu as Vice Chief, is the top contender to become chief on the basis of his seniority. He will be replaced by Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan who goes to Kolkata as the new Eastern Army commander. Lt. Gen. R.P Singh will be the new Western Command chief while A.S. Kler will head Jaipur-based South Western Command and I.S. Ghuman will go to Lucknow as the chief of Central Command. There has been a practice to give the chief in line an exposure of the Army headquarters by appointing him the vice chief. Recently, the government-appointed Admiral Karambir Singh as the new Navy Chief when Andaman and Nicobar commander Vice Admiral Bimal Verma was the senior-most officer. (IANS)

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