Lieutenant General Harinder Singh took over as the 50th Commandant of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun on Friday. After taking over the charge of the prestigious training academy, Lt Gen Singh paid his tribute to the martyrs at the War Memorial in a solemn ceremony. Lt Gen Singh took over the Command baton of the Academy from Maj Gen J S Mangat, who has been the officiating after retirement of Lt Gen Jaiveer Singh Negi on September 30.
An alumnus of National Defence Academy (NDA) Khadakwasla, Lt General Singh was commissioned into the 9th Maratha Light Infantry, one of the oldest regiments of Indian Army. A sports enthusiast Lt Gen Singh is a former Services Hockey player and had commanded a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in active counter terrorist operations while deployed in Kupwara Sector. The Officer carries varied operational experience having served in different terrains. The Officer has the distinction of commanding two different brigades, which includes the command of the most reputed UN Multi-national Brigade deployed in Eastern Congo. He commanded a mountain division in Kashmir and a Corps along active Northern Borders. He had also been an instructor at IMA, Dehradun and Infantry School, Mhow. The Officer served as a Staff Officer at the UN Mission in Angola. He has also been an international graduate fellow at Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii, USA.
Saturday, 14 November 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
