Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi appointed Army Vice Chief, set to take over from Gen Manoj Pande in May

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Lt Gen Dwivedi is the senior-most officer to take over from Army chief Gen Manoj Pande when he retires on 31 May this year. He will assume charge on 15 February from Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, who will take over as the Northern Army commander in Udhampur. New Delhi: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi has been appointed as the new vice chief of Army staff. Before taking over as the Northern Army commander in February 2022, Lt Gen Dwivedi served as deputy chief of Army staff for a year. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA),...