Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane will be next army chief

New Delhi: Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be next army chief, Lt Gen Naravane, who is currently the vice chief of Indian army, will take over as India’s 28th COAS from incumbent General Bipin Rawat whose term ends on December 31.

According to Indian Army officials, that Lt Gen Naravane is the senior most officer and the government had went with the “seniority principle” in the appointment. The incoming Indian army chief’s tenure will last till April 2022 till his superannuation.