Lt General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be next Army chief

Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane is going to become the next chief of the Indian Army. Lieutenant General Naravane is currently serving as the Vice Chief of the Army. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat is scheduled to retire on December 31, 2019.

He took the responsibility of Vice Chief of Army Staff in September this year. Earlier, Lieutenant General Naravane was handling the responsibility of the Eastern Command of the Army. The Army’s Eastern Command takes care of India’s nearly 4,000-km border with China.