Who is Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh, the new Vice Chief of the Army Staff?

Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh will take over as the next Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS), succeeding Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani. 

 

He will assume office on Friday (August 1).

 

An alumnus of the Indian Military Academy Lt Gen Singh was commissioned into the 4 Para (Special Forces) in December 1987.

During an illustrious career spanning over more than three decades, Lt Gen Singh has participated in Operation Pawan, Operation Meghdoot, Operation Rakshak and Operation Orchid.

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He also has foreign combat exposure in the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions in Lebanon and Sri Lanka.

 

He has been recognised with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and the Sena Medal for his distinguished service.

 

The officer had, in April 2022, taken over as the General Officer Commanding of the Rising Star Corps.

 

Raised in 2005, the Corps is based in the Yol cantonment town in the Kangra Valley, southeast of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh. 

 

Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, is set to be the next Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command. He had assumed charge as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) on May 1, 2024.

 

Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, set to be the next VCNS, will take charge on Friday (August 1).

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