Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)
The Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) is a statutory position in the Indian Armed Forces usually held by a three star lieutenant general. As the second highest-ranking officer to serve in the Indian Army, the VCOAS is the deputy professional head of the Indian Army and a senior adviser to the Minister of Defence. The office holder is usually the second most senior army officer unless the Chief of Defence is an army officer.
Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)
Image: General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumramangalam
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Image: General Krishnaswami Sundarji
Lieutenant general (India)
Lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank in the Indian Army. It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Army. Lieutenant generals rank above the two-star rank of Major General and below the four-star rank of General, which is held by the Chief of the Army Staff.
Lieutenant General Y K Joshi in uniform