Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Army Staff | Daily Current Affairs Dose

Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Army Staff | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Army Staff | Daily Current Affairs Dose

Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar appointed as new Vice Chief of India Army: Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar has assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on 01 March 2023.

General MV Suchindra Kumar has replaced Lieutenant General BS Raju who has taken over the reins of Jaipur based Sapta Shakti Command.

Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar was the appointment of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) at Army HQ. He has experience in intelligence, operations, force structuring, operational logistics and tech infusion in his recent appointments.

About new Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar

An alumnus of Sainik School Bijapur and National Defence Academy, the General Kumar was commissioned into 1 ASSAM REGIMENT in June 1985. He has commanded 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.

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General MV Suchindra Kumar has held various staff and instructional appointments to include an instructional tenure at Infantry School, Mhow, Senior Operations Officer in the United Nations Sector in Cambodia, Colonel (Policy) in Military Secretary Branch, Indian Army Training Team at Lesotho, Brigadier General Staff (Operations) of a Corps in the Eastern Theatre, Additional Director General Military Intelligence and Director General Military Intelligence at Army HQ.

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General Kumar has attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Higher Command Course, Mhow and the National Defence College, New Delhi. He has also attended courses on ‘Cooperative Security in South Asia’ in Sri Lanka and ‘United Nations Senior Mission Leaders Course’ in Egypt. His military papers have been published in a number of professional journals.

Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic

• Formation of Indian Army: 26 January 1950
• Motto(s) of Indian Army: सेवा परमो धर्म: (Sanskrit) Sēvā Paramō Dharma
• Size of Indian Army: 1,237,117 active personnel and  960,000 reserve personnel
• Headquarters of Indian Army: Integrated Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
• Anniversaries of Indian Army: Army Day: 15 January
• Commanders Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army: President Droupadi Murmu 
• Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan
• Chief of the Army Staff (COAS): General Manoj Pande, PVSM, AVSM, VSM 
• Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS): Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar