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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