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{{short description|Lieutenant General in the Indian Army}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| name = Nav Kumar Khanduri
| honorific_suffix = [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
| image = File:Lt_Gen_Nav_K_Khanduri.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption =
| birth_date =
| death_date =
| birth_place =
| death_place =
| serviceyears = December 1983{{endash}}present
| nickname =
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| rank = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant-General]]
| servicenumber = IC-41495M
| unit = [[27 AD Missile Regiment (Amritsar Airfield)|27 Air Defence Regiment]] ([[Corps of Army Air Defence]])
| commands = [[File:IA Western Command.svg|20px]] [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]] [[File:33 Corps formation sign.jpg|20px]] [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXIII Corps]] [[15th Infantry Division (India)|15 Infantry Division]]
| battles =
| alma_mater = [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] [[Indian Military Academy]] [[Defence Services Staff College]]
| awards = [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] [[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
}}

[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Nav Kumar Khanduri'''<ref name="commission"/> [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a serving [[general officer]] in the [[Indian Army]], and the incumbent [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] of the [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]] since November 2021. He is the first officer from the [[Corps of Army Air Defence]] to become an army commander.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news |author= |date=1 November 2021 |title=Lt Gen Khanduri takes over as GOC-in-C, Western Command |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/lt-gen-khanduri-takes-over-as-goc-in-c-western-command-332878 |work=The Tribune |location= |access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>

== Biography ==
An alumnus of [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]], Dehradun and the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla]], Khanduri passed out with the 73rd Regular Course from the [[Indian Military Academy]], Dehradun and was commissioned into [[27 AD Missile Regiment (Amritsar Airfield)]] on 17 December 1983.<ref name="commission"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/lt-gen-nav-khanduri-goc-in-c-western-command-7602360/|title=Lt Gen Nav Khanduri takes charge as GOC-in-C of Western Command|date=2021-11-01|access-date=2022-02-16}}</ref> He commanded an air defence brigade in Operation Rakshak and a mountain brigade in Operation Falcon.<ref name="tribune"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/world-forest-day-observed-in-valley|title=World Forest Day observed in Valley|date=2015-03-14|access-date=2022-02-16}}</ref> He served as an instructor at the [[College of Defence Management]], Secunderabad and has held various staff appointments in field, high altitude and Integrated Headquarters postings.

Khanduri has also served with the Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan, as a United Nations Military Observer with the [[United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia]] and as Deputy Chief Integrated Service Support with the [[United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|United Nations Mission in Ivory Coast]].<ref name="tribune"/> He commanded [[15th Infantry Division (India)|15 Infantry Division]], and was subsequently appointed Director General Operational Logistics and Strategic Movement before assuming command of [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]] in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=13 September 2019 |title=Lt. Gen Nav K Khanduri assumes charge as commander of Trishakti Corps |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-gen-nav-k-khanduri-assumes-charge-as-commander-of-trishakti-corps20190913201530/ |work=ANI News |location= |access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
He was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] in the 2016 Republic Day decorations list,<ref name="www.indianarmy.nic.in 2021">{{cite web | title=2016: List of Awardees | website=www.indianarmy.nic.in | date=26 January 2021 | url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=aHrtBsvSL9AI5XZT/J/sEA==&ParentID=bWSE5zRtJp8Z9IQKOfRFkw==&flag=9G8Z4Pdr0O1Kza8jaL8FWw== | access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref> and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in the 2021 Republic Day decorations list.<ref name="www.indianarmy.nic.in">{{cite web | title=2019: List of Awardees | website=www.indianarmy.nic.in | date=26 January 2021 | url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=1bQyzlI9ItSUDJf5YcztmJzUwMT3UPCtaPb8YRECbho=&ParentID=kib7yOBowBw5fWNIwf05I+7OPkHQx5fakhc6vBu1ncc=&flag=9K5nsEkvRbxBqAnRKmExxw== | access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>

{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|colspan="4" align="centre" |[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]] [[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:UNTAC Medal bar.gif|104px]]
|[[File:UN UNOCI Medal ribbon.svg|104px]]
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Parakram Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire]]
|[[United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia|UN Transitional Authority, Cambodia]]
|}

==Dates of rank==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 17 December 1983<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=902 |date=29 June 1985 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0026-34604.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 17 December 1985
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 17 December 1988<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1398 |date=16 September 1989 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1989/O-0594-1989-0037-25648.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 17 December 1994<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=569 |date=15 April 1995 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1995/O-0317-1995-0015-12165.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 16 December 2004<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1898 |date=15 October 2005 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_42_2012_119.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 15 March 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=2181 |date=20 December 2008 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2008/W_51_2011_053.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 18 March 2011 (with seniority from 1 September 2009)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=432 |date=22 March 2014 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158718.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]] || Indian Army || 3 April 2016 (with seniority from 23 August 2014)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=756 |date=16 April 2022 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/235171.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 1 September 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1350 |date=8 June 2019 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/205173.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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| title = [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]]
| years = 1 November 2021–present
| before = [[Ravendra Pal Singh]]
| after = '''Incumbent'''
}}
{{succession box
| title = [[General Officer Commanding]] [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]]
| years = 13 September 2019–13 September 2020
| before = [[Chandi Prasad Mohanty]]
| after = Ajai Kumar Singh
}}
{{s-end}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Military Academy alumni]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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