WHO IS LT GEN MANOJ PANDE?
Manoj Pande (lieutenant General)
Lieutenant General Manoj Chandrashekhar Pande was appointed as the next chief of the Indian army on April 18, 2022. Pande will succeed General Manoj Mukund Naravane who is set to complete his tenure on April, 30. After Naravane, Pande is the senior-most officer in the army.
Pande, 59, is currently the vice chief of the army. Prior to that, he was in charge of the Eastern Command—one of the six operational commands of the Indian army, headquartered in Kolkata. Before that, he was in charge of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC)—a special tri-service command that safeguards India's strategic interests in Southeast Asia.
LATEST UPDATES ON LT GEN MANOJ PANDE
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Army Chief Gen Pande visits Eastern Command HW, reviews situation along LAC
Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande carried out a comprehensive review of India's military preparedness along the Line of Actual Control ...| January 21, 2023, Saturday -
'Women in Army have performed exceedingly well', says General Manoj Pande
"The proposal has been forwarded to the government . We hope that it will be accepted," he added| January 12, 2023, Thursday -
Delhi: Army chief visits Research and Referral Hospital, greets patients
Army chief Gen Manoj Pande on Sunday visited patients at the Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi Cantonment area and extended ...| January 01, 2023, Sunday -
Need to focus on China's actions, not its words: Army chief Gen Manoj Pande
General Pande further said that there is a need "to very carefully calibrate our actions on LAC (Line of Actual Control) to be ...| November 13, 2022, Sunday -
Army chief reviews security situation along northern borders in Sikkim
Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Monday visited forward areas in Sikkim to review the security situation along the northern ...| October 24, 2022, Monday -
Gen Pande, B'desh PM's advisor discuss steps to forward defence engagement
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande called on Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique (Retd), Security Advisor to Bangladesh Prime ...| July 19, 2022, Tuesday -
Army chief Pande to visit Nepal in Aug, to be conferred with honorary title
Chief of Army Staff Manoj Pande will be visiting Nepal in August, officials from Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs have ...| June 22, 2022, Wednesday -
Troops must remain vigilant to maintain sanctity of LoC: Army chief
It is the dawn of a new era of development, peace and prosperity in Kashmir and the troops must remain vigilant to maintain the ...| May 21, 2022, Saturday -
China intends to keep boundary issue alive: Army Chief Gen Pande
Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Monday said China's intention has been to keep "alive" the boundary question with India though it ...| May 09, 2022, Monday -
Gen Manoj Pande takes charge as India's 29th Chief of the Army Staff
Gen Pande, who was serving as the vice chief, became the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to helm the force| April 30, 2022, Saturday
