General Manoj Mukund Naravane took charge as the 28th Chief of Army Staff as General Bipin Rawat retired after serving three years as the Army Chief. Before taking over as Chief of Army Staff, General Mukund Naravane was appointed as Vice-Chief of Army Staff on September 1. Prior to this, he was heading the Eastern Command of the Army which takes care of India’s nearly 4,000-km border with China.