Lt Gen Sanjeev Kumar Sharma is Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)

Lt Gen Sanjeev Kumar Sharma has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) on 1 July 2021. Lt Gen SK Sharma takes over the appointment from Lt Gen Paramjit Singh who superannuated on 30 June 2021 after completing thirty nine years of illustrious career in the Army. The Deputy Chief ( Strategy), a third and a new vertical created for overseeing the Indian Army’s operations and intelligence directorates, among other important branches, is one of the most crucial appointments within the Indian Army. Lt Gen SK Sharma was the Director General of Military Intelligence prior to assuming this key appointment.