PUNE: Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar Singh on Tuesday took over the reins of Southern Command of the Indian Army.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, the general officer was commissioned into 7/11 Gorkha Rifles (GR) in December 1984.
He has vast operational experience in all types of terrain be it counter-insurgency areas, high altitudes and icy glaciated regions of Siachen or the desert sector.
He commanded the 1/11 (GR) battalion on the Line of Control in J&K, an elite brigade in the Western theatre, a frontline counter-insurgency force in the Kashmir valley and the Trishakti corps in northeast.
The general officer has also held key instructional and staff appointments which include instructor at Commando Wing (CW) Belgaum, Additional Director General (ADG) of military operations and director general (operational logistic and strategic movement) at the integrated headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Army), New Delhi.
He has also been a diplomat soldier, having done a stint as Officer-in-Charge, PPO Dharan at the Embassy of India in Nepal.
After assuming command he paid homage to the fallen soldiers by laying a wreath at Southern Command War Memorial, Pune.
The outgoing Army Commander Lieutenant General JS Nain complimented all ranks of the Command for their unflinching commitment, dedication and devotion in accomplishing assigned tasks in an extremely challenging operational environment.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, the general officer was commissioned into 7/11 Gorkha Rifles (GR) in December 1984.
He has vast operational experience in all types of terrain be it counter-insurgency areas, high altitudes and icy glaciated regions of Siachen or the desert sector.
He commanded the 1/11 (GR) battalion on the Line of Control in J&K, an elite brigade in the Western theatre, a frontline counter-insurgency force in the Kashmir valley and the Trishakti corps in northeast.
The general officer has also held key instructional and staff appointments which include instructor at Commando Wing (CW) Belgaum, Additional Director General (ADG) of military operations and director general (operational logistic and strategic movement) at the integrated headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Army), New Delhi.
He has also been a diplomat soldier, having done a stint as Officer-in-Charge, PPO Dharan at the Embassy of India in Nepal.
After assuming command he paid homage to the fallen soldiers by laying a wreath at Southern Command War Memorial, Pune.
The outgoing Army Commander Lieutenant General JS Nain complimented all ranks of the Command for their unflinching commitment, dedication and devotion in accomplishing assigned tasks in an extremely challenging operational environment.
