Overview

• Lt Gen Prateek Sharma will assume command of the Northern Command, succeeding Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, who retired after a four-decade career.
• The Northern Command, headquartered in Udhampur, oversees operations along the Pakistan and China borders and counter-terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
• Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari has been appointed Vice Chief of Air Staff, succeeding Air Marshal SP Dharkar, who superannuated on April 30.
• Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit will take over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), replacing Lt Gen JP Mathew.
• The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting officially refuted claims of a court of inquiry into Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar, addressing misinformation circulating online.