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TopicLt Gen Manoj Pande

Topic: Lt Gen Manoj Pande

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi appointed Army Vice Chief, set to take over from Gen Manoj Pande in May

Lt Gen Dwivedi is the senior-most to take over from Army chief Gen Manoj Pande when he retires in May this year.

Indian defence companies will get orders worth Rs 8 lakh crore over next 7 yrs, says Army chief

Gen Manoj Pande identified Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), mobility solutions in forward areas, AI and encrypted communication as primary thrust areas for the Army.

Indian Army Chief Manoj Pande conferred honorary rank of Nepal Army General

General Pande was honoured at a special ceremony in Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari's official residence during his ongoing visit to the Himalayan nation.

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande leaves for Bangladesh on his maiden 3-day visit

The Chief of Army Staff is scheduled to hold one-on-one meetings with the three service chiefs of Bangladesh besides meeting senior leaders of the country, officials said.

China intends to keep ‘boundary issue’ alive with India, says Army Chief Gen Pande

Gen Manoj Pande said that while India’s intention was to restore the status quo ante as of April 2020 & to re-establish trust at the LAC, it cannot be a 'one-way affair'.

Our take on Jahangirpuri demolition, Putin’s Mariupol victory, UGC reforms — in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Lt Gen. Manoj Pande appointed new Army chief, is 1st from Corps of Engineers to get top post

Appointments Committee of Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, cleared Lt Gen. Pande’s name as 29th Chief of Army Staff. He will take over from General M.M. Naravane on 30 April.

China has ramped up troops deployment, infra along LAC but so have we — Eastern Army commander

Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Manoj Pande says there has been a 'marginal increase' in patrolling activities in some areas along the LAC.

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India has to move on now. Engage with ‘Nooton Bangladesh’

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has, in a sense, tasted her own medicine. The International Crimes Tribunal, the special court she instituted for...

The day Dharmendra ‘died’

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.