LIEUTENANT GENERAL MOHIT MALHOTRA, ASSUMES COMMAND OF SOUTH WESTERN COMMAND

Raj Sadosh/Abohar.

Lieutenant General Mohit Malhotra, AVSM, SM has assumed the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Command, Indian Army, headquartered at Jaipur.

Commissioned into the 47 Armoured Regiment in June 1989, the General Officer brings to this appointment over thirty-seven years of distinguished service, spanning command, staff and instructional appointments at every significant level. Immediately prior to assuming command, he served as Chief of Staff, Headquarters Eastern Command, where he made substantial contributions to operational preparedness, organisational effectiveness and institutional cohesion.

A scholar-soldier of high distinction, Lieutenant General Malhotra holds two Master’s Degrees in Defence Studies, including one from Kings College, London, in addition to two M Phil degrees in Political Science & Defence and Strategic Studies. He has excelled in all his courses, topping almost all the courses he attended. The General Officer is a graduate from the Advanced Command and Staff Course in the United Kingdom, the Higher Air Command Course and the National Defence College. Lieutenant General Mohit Malhotra has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Sena Medal, in addition to several commendations from Army Commanders and the Chief of Army Staff