General Upendra Dwivedi succeeds General Manoj Pande as Indian Army Chief

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The 30th Chief of the Indian Army belongs to the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and was Vice Chief of Army Staff from February this year...

General Upendra Dwivedi took over as the next Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) from General Manoj Pande on Sunday..

Before taking charge as the 30th Indian Army Chief, General Upendra Dwivedi held several command and staff appointments, including the post of general officer commanding-in-chief of Northern Command from 2022 to 2024...

General Dwivedi has also served as deputy chief at Army Headquarters and headed the 9th Corps in Himachal Pradesh...

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