Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar takes over as Vice Chief of Army Staff

Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar takes over as Vice Chief of Army Staff

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: March 03 2023

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  • Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar assumed the charge of the vice chief of army staff (CoAS) on 1 March.
  • He replaces Lt Gen BS Raju, who took over the reins of the Jaipur (Rajasthan)-based Sapta Shakti command.
  • Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Kumar was “tenanting the appointment of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) at Army HQ.”
  • An alumnus of Sainik School, Bijapur, and the National Defence Academy, the general officer was commissioned into 1 Assam Regiment in June 1985.
  • He has commanded the 59 Rashtriya Rifles Battalion (ASSAM), an Infantry Brigade and an Infantry Division on the Line of Control, and the highly active White Knight Corps in Northern Command.
  • He has experience in intelligence, operations, force structuring, operational logistics, and tech infusion in his recent appointments.
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