2024-06-30 19:34:27
New Delhi: For the primary time in Indian navy historical past, two classmates, Lieutenant Common Upendra Dwivedi and Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, would be the service chiefs of the Indian Military and Navy. Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi and new Military Chief Lieutenant Common Upendra Dwivedi, who hail from Sainik College Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, studied collectively until Class 5 within the early Seventies. The roll numbers of each the officers have been additionally shut to one another. Lieutenant Common Dwivedi’s roll quantity was 931 and Admiral Tripathi’s was 938.
The 2 have been superb buddies since their early college days and have all the time been in contact regardless of being somewhere else. A defence official who is aware of the 2 officers stated that good friendship between the management within the military is essential in strengthening the working relationship between the providers.
Defence Ministry spokesperson A Bharat Bhushan Babu tweeted that this uncommon honour of coaching two good college students, who will lead their respective armies after 50 years, goes to the Sainik College in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. The appointments of each the classmates have additionally taken place at virtually the identical time, i.e. at an interval of about two months. The Admiral took command of the Indian Navy on Might 1, whereas Lieutenant Common Dwivedi will take over as the brand new Military Chief tomorrow on June 30.
Lieutenant Common Dwivedi has had an extended tenure as Northern Military Commander, the place he has in depth expertise of operations within the ongoing navy standoff on the LAC in jap Ladakh. Born on 1 July 1964, Lieutenant Common Upendra Dwivedi was commissioned into the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles of the Indian Military on 15 December 1984.