Lt Gen Vijay B Nair takes charge as Infantry School Commandant

Lieutenant General Vijay B Nair has assumed charge as Commandant of The Infantry School, Mhow. With 38 years of service, he brings extensive experience in command, staff and instructional roles, along with several prestigious military honours.

Hyderabad: Lieutenant General Vijay B Nair assumed charge as Commandant, The Infantry School, Mhow, on Friday. An alumnus of Sainik School Kazhakootam, National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy, Lieutenant General Vijay B Nair was commissioned into 21 Punjab in June 1988 and later commanded the same battalion.

In his career spanning 38 years, the General Officer has wide-ranging experience of command, staff and instructional appointments, including command of a Brigade under the Desert Strike Corps, Leh Sub Area, Tiger Division in J&K and Vajra Corps in Punjab.

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Among other operational assignments, his tenure as part of Indian Peace Keeping Forces in Sri Lanka, eight tenures along the Line of Control and in counter terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir were notable, in addition to important staff and prestigious instructional appointments, including Chief of Staff Western Command and Northern Command before taking over as Commandant Infantry School.

The General Officer’s international exposures include Indian Military Training Team Bhutan and Chief of Staff in a multinational Brigade in a United Nations Chapter VII mission. His meritorious service has been recognised with the award of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal and Army Commanders’ Commendation Cards (four times), as well as the United Nations Force Commander’s Commendation in war-torn Congo.