Days after assuming charge as the Chief of the Indian Army, General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday visited Poonch-Rajouri sector to review the security situation along the Line of Control.
“General Upendra Dwivedi visited the forward locations of the Poonch-Rajouri sector under the White Knight Corps and reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control,” as per Indian Army officials.
During his visit, General Dwivedi was also briefed on operational preparedness by commanders on-ground.
General Dwivedi lauded the troops for maintaining high standards of professionalism and exhorted them to remain steadfast to meet all current and emerging security challenges, as per Indian Army officials.
General Dwivedi also interacted with parents of bravehearts of the Poonch region who laid down their lives in the service of the Nation.
The Army Chief COAS also met veterans and assured them of unwavering support from the Indian Army, as per Indian Army officials.
General Upendra Dwivedi took over the command of the Indian Army on June 30. The 30th Chief of the Indian Army belongs to the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and was Vice Chief of Army Staff from February this year.
He is the recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, and three General Officer Commanding-in-Charge (GOC-in-C) commendation cards.A resident of Madhya Pradesh, he studied in Sainik School Rewa, and joined the National Defence Academy (NDA) in January 1981. He was commissioned into the 18th Battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles in December 1984, which he later commanded in the Kashmir Valley and the deserts of Rajasthan.
General Dwivedi commanded his battalion in active counter-terrorism operations in the Kashmir Valley and the Rajasthan Desert. He has been the Inspector General Assam Rifles (IGAR-GOC) and Sector Commander of the Assam Rifles in intense counter-terrorist operations and held various other staff command appointments in the North East, where he pioneered the first-ever compendium on Indo-Myanmar border management.
Subsequently, he commanded the Rising Star Corps along the Western Front and the prestigious Northern Army from 2022 to 2024 in an extremely challenging operational environment. During his command, he provided strategic guidance & Operational oversight for the planning and execution of sustained operations along the Northern & Western borders, besides orchestrating the dynamic counter-terrorism operations in J-K. (ANI)
