The Hindu, New Delhi :
Lt Gen Naravane is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Army. Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat is due for retirement on December 31.
Vice Chief of Army Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff (COAS). He will take over as the 28th COAS from incumbent Gen Bipin Rawat whose term ends on December 31.
Lt Gen Naravane will be the next COAS, Army officials confirmed late on Monday. He took over as Vice Chief in early September.
He is the senior most officer in the Army after Gen Rawat and the Government has gone with seniority principle in the appointment.
