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Tarun Kumar Aich
Indian Army officer (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich, PVSM, AVSM (born 19 October 1964) is a serving General Officer of the Indian Army. He is the 4th and the current Deputy Chief of the Army Staff.[2][3] He is the first officer from the Madras Regiment to become the Deputy Chief of Army Staff DCOAS (Strategy), assuming office from Lt Gen M. V. Suchindra Kumar on 14 Mar 2023.[2] Previously, he was the Director General of Military Intelligence. Prior to that, he was GOC Trishakti Corps (XXXIII Corps).[4][5] He earlier served as the Director General of National Cadet Corps.[6][7][8][9]
Quick Facts Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy), Chief of the Army Staff ...
Tarun Kumar Aich | |
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![]() Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich PVSM, AVSM 4th DCOAS (Strategy) | |
Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy) | |
Assumed office 14 March 2023 | |
Chief of the Army Staff | Manoj Pande Upendra Dwivedi |
Preceded by | M. V. Suchindra Kumar |
General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps | |
In office 22 October 2021 ā 31 October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ajai Kumar Singh |
Succeeded by | VPS Kaushik |
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Born | (1964-10-19) 19 October 1964 (age 59) |
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Years of service | 14 June 1986 ā 31 October 2024 |
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Commands | ![]() 12th Infantry Division (RAPID) |
Service number | IC-43710L[1] |
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