Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes charge as vice chief of Army Staff

Lt Gen Naravane is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.

Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane on Sunday assumed charge as vice chief of the 1.3 million-strong Army.
 

Lt Gen Naravane will be in contention for the Army chief's post as he will be the senior-most commander when incumbent Gen Bipin Rawat retires on December 31, official sources said.
 

Lt Gen Naravane succeeds Lt Gen D Anbu who retired from service on Saturday.
 

Before taking charge as vice chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Naravane was heading the Eastern Command of the Army which takes care of India's nearly 4,000-km border with China.
 

In his 37 years of service, Lt