Lt Gen Pratik Sharma to take over as new Northern Army Commander

Jammu, April 20 -- Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma is all set to take over as new Army Commander of strategic Udhampur-based Northern Command.

Official sources said that Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, who currently is at Army Headquarters as Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Strategy is expected to replace Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar as new Army Commander.

Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar is attaining superannuation on Apr 30.

Notably, the Army's Northern Command is a strategically important 'operational' outfit, with the Line of Control in the West and Ladakh sharing borders with the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the East.

The world's highest battlefield, Siachen Glacier, is also part of the Northern Command.

Lt Gen Pratik Sharma was commiss...