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Who is Lt Gen Manoj Pande?

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
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India bright spot amidst despondency, upheavals: Army Chief Gen Pande

Delving into current geo-political upheavals, he emphasised on the need to take note of growing salience of national security in international affairs and the "renewed currency" of hard power

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Updated On : 03 Nov 2023 | 1:01 PM IST

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande offers deepest condolences to kin of 9 soldiers

The army truck that the soldiers were travelling in skidded off a road and plunged into a deep gorge in the Leh district of Ladakh on Saturday

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Updated On : 20 Aug 2023 | 1:31 PM IST

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande leaves for UK to attend military event

Gen Pande will review the 201st Sovereign's Parade of Commissioning Course at the prestigious Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst as the 'Sovereign's Representative' for the parade, the Army said

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Updated On : 09 Aug 2023 | 10:22 AM IST

China's transgressions remain trigger for escalation along LAC: Army Chief

Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande said that China's transgressions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) remain to be a potential trigger for escalation and that the Indian Army is firm

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Updated On : 28 Mar 2023 | 9:08 AM IST

India will continue to face terrorism, security forces united: Army Chief

Gen Pande said the new-age technology has enabled the enemy to perpetrate its activities using drones, internet, cyberspace and social media

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Updated On : 21 Mar 2023 | 3:56 PM IST

Mobilisation of hospital in short time shows India's preparedness: Army Gen

India launched 'Operation Dost' to extend assistance to Turkiye as well as Syria after various parts of the two countries were hit by a devastating earthquake on February 6

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Updated On : 21 Feb 2023 | 2:38 PM IST

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 (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim during a visit to the headquarters

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Updated On : 21 Jan 2023 | 9:33 PM IST

'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

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2023 | 11:44 PM IST

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 New Year greetings to them

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Updated On : 01 Jan 2023 | 10:04 PM IST

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 able to safeguard our interests and sensitivities".

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Updated On : 13 Nov 2022 | 7:20 AM IST

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 borders and also greeted soldiers on Diwali

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Updated On : 24 Oct 2022 | 9:29 PM IST

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 Minister and discussed steps to take forward the defence engagement

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Updated On : 19 Jul 2022 | 6:35 AM IST

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 confirmed

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Updated On : 22 Jun 2022 | 9:39 AM IST

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 sanctity of the Line of Control (LoC), Army Chief General Manoj Pande

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Updated On : 21 May 2022 | 10:54 PM IST

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 remains the "basic" issue between the two countries

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Updated On : 09 May 2022 | 11:21 PM IST

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

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Updated On : 30 Apr 2022 | 1:56 PM IST