| Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM | |
|---|---|
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| Allegiance |
 India |
| Service/branch |
 Indian Army |
| Years of service | 7 June 1980 – present |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-38679A |
| Unit | Rajputana Rifles |
| Commands held |
 Eastern Army South Western ArmyIII Corps 27 Mountain Division |
| Awards |
 Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM is the current General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Eastern Command of the Indian Army and assumed office on 1 August 2017. He assumed the post after Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi retired.[1][2]
Early life and Education[]
Krishna is an alumnus of St Xavier's High School, Patna and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla.[3]
Career[]
Krishna was commissioned into Rajputana Rifles on 7 June 1980. He has vast experience and has served four tenures along Line of Actual Control, two tenures as UN observer, in Mozambique & Rawanda and as Chief of Staff (UN forces) in Burundi. He has commanded a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in the Kashmir valley, an infantry battalion in Sikkim, Brigadier General Staff 3 Corps, 27 Mountain division (Kalimpong), Chief of Staff (Delhi area) and III Corps (Dimapur).[4][5][6] He took over as the GOC-in-C of the South Western Command on 25 January 2017. He commanded the RR during Operation Hifazat (Manipur) and Operation Rakshak (Kupwara).[1][7][8][9][10][11]
During 37 years of his career, he has won a gallantry award for counter insurgency in Manipur. He has also been awarded a Vishisht Sena Medal, Sena Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2014[12] m Uttam Yudh Seva Medal in 2017 and Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018.[13][14][15] He is also the Colonel of the Regiment Rajputana Rifles and was Second-in-Command for the Republic Day parade in 2015.[1][7][16][17]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "An Experienced Hand Takes over Eastern Theatre". Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801154911/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=169331.
- ↑ PTI (2017-07-31). "Lt Gen Abhay Krishna named chief of eastern command amid China border tensions". livemint.com/. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007120838/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/2Smi292Is1t8yAEKRCouxN/Lt-Gen-Abhay-Krishna-named-chief-of-eastern-command-amid-Chi.html.
- ↑ "St Xavier’s old boy leads parade in Delhi - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20171008155503/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/St-Xaviers-old-boy-leads-parade-in-Delhi/articleshow/46035313.cms.
- ↑ "Army Reportedly Launches Offensive Against Militants In Manipur After Six Jawans Were Martyred" (in en). indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007121041/http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/army-reportedly-launches-offensive-against-militants-in-manipur-after-six-jawans-were-martyred-255771.html.
- ↑ "Vigil along India-Myanmar border to be tightened" (in en). www.oneindia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007121054/https://www.oneindia.com/india/vigil-along-india-myanmar-border-to-be-tightened-1941574.html.
- ↑ "Lt Gen Abhay Krishna takes over as GOC Spear Corps : 24th nov15 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007120227/http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=29..241115.nov15.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Lt Gen Abhay Krishna takes over Army's South Western Command". The Economic Times. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170206082941/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-abhay-krishna-takes-over-armys-south-western-command/articleshow/56783300.cms.
- ↑ "Lt Gen Anil Chauhan takes over as GOC Spear Corps 20170101". Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007121246/http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=announcements.Ann_2017.Lt_Gen_Anil_Chauhan_takes_over_as_GOC_Spear_Corps_20170101.
- ↑ "Lt Gen Abhay Krishna appointed as Chief of Eastern Command". Jagranjosh.com. 2017-08-01. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007121615/http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/lt-gen-abhay-krishna-appointed-as-chief-of-eastern-command-1501579143-1.
- ↑ "St Xavier’s old boy leads parade in Delhi - Times of India". The Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/St-Xaviers-old-boy-leads-parade-in-Delhi/articleshow/46035313.cms.
- ↑ "AIMT Greater Noida | Army MBA Institute India | Army management Institute Delhi NCR". https://www.aimt.ac.in/visit-by-maj-gen-abhay-krishna.php.
- ↑ "368 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170813182807/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102732.
- ↑ "Heroes of surgical strike receive gallantry medals | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis" (in en-US). dna. 2017-03-20. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007165951/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-heroes-of-surgical-strike-receive-gallantry-medals-2361023.
- ↑ "398 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced". Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007121219/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157683.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau" (in en). http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517875.
- ↑ "Republic Day Parade 2015- A Curtain Raiser". Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007121150/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114917.
- ↑ "‘Rajputana Rifles’ Pay Homage to its Gallant". Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007120508/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=159044.
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