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Chinese Shaanxi Y-8 Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft is a part of the PLAN to fight submarines to protect a carrier battle group.

General Manoj Pande took charge as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff on Saturday after incumbent Gen MM Naravane retired from service.

General Manoj Pande received the Guard of Honour at the South Block Lawns in New Delhi on 1 May, a day after he assumed the post of Chief of Army Staff. He took over the post from former Army Chief, General MM Naravane, who retired on Saturday.

General Manoj Pande on Saturday took over as the new Indian Army chief

Before taking charge as vice chief of the Army on February 1, Gen Manoj Pande was heading the Eastern Army Command.

General Manoj Pande’s principal challenge during his 2-year tenure will be handling the protracted stand-off with China in Ladakh and preparing the Army for Theatre Commands, , General Manoj Pande, Chief of Army Staff, Indian Army Chief, Corps of Engineers, Bombay Sappers, military stand-off with China, line of actual control, lac, ladakh, General MM Naravane

New Delhi, Apr 30: Gen Manoj Pande took charge as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff on Saturday after incumbent Gen MM Naravane retired from service. Gen Pande, who was serving as the vice chief, became the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to helm the force. Before taking charge as vice chief of the Army on February 1, Gen Pande was heading the Eastern Army Command, tasked with guarding the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Sikkim and […]

He became the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to helm the force

He is the 29th army chief, and is the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to helm the force

Gen Pande took charge of the Army at a time India is facing myriad security challenges, including along the borders with China and Pakistan.