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Manoj Pande (lieutenant general)

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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 Southeast Asia.
 
Pande’s journey with the armed forces began when he joined the National Defence Academy (NDA) after his schooling. The NDA is a joint defence service training institute where cadets of the three services (army, navy, air force) train together before they go on to their respective service academy for more training. Pande graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and went on to join the Indian Military Academy which trains officers for the army.
 
Pande was commissioned into the Bombay Sappers, a regiment in the Corps of Engineers, in December 1982. Once Pande assumes office on May 1, he will become the first engineer to hold command of the army.
 
Notably, during Operation Parakram in 2001—a major military standoff between India and Pakistan after a terror attack on the Indian parliament —Pande was in command of the 117 Engineer Regiment along the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir. His military career spans 39 years.
 
Pande was born in 1962. His family hails from Nagpur, Maharashtra. 

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"The proposal has been forwarded to the government . We hope that it will be accepted," he added

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

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

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

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".

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

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

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

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

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

Chief of Army Staff Manoj Pande will be visiting Nepal in August, officials from Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed

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

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

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

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

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

Gen Pande, who was serving as the vice chief, became the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to helm the force

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