Summary:
Lieutenant General M M Naravane will take over as the next vice-chief of the 1.3 million strong Indian army from Lt Gen D Anbu who retires on August 31. Lt Gen Narawane , currently heading the Eastern Command, now becomes the senior-most officer in the force after Army chief General Bipin Rawat retires on December 30. The government had, however, not honoured the seniority principle when it made General Rawat the chief. Several Lieutenant Generals senior to him including Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi were superseeded. He will be replaced by Lt Gen Anil Chauhan, who is currently posted as Director General of Military Operations..