Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi appointed as Indian Army chief

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi has been announced as India’s new army chief. Currently the vice chief of Army Staff, Dwivedi will take over from Gen Manoj C Pande on June 30. He has served in various command appointments, including as the Northern Command chief, and has been decorated with the Param Vishisht Seva and Ati Vishisht Seva medals.