Left.Gen.Vijay Nair assumed command of Vajra Corps
JALANDHAR
Lieutenant General Vijay B Nair, Sena Medal has taken over as the General Officer Commanding of the prestigious Vajra Corps – the Defenders of Punjab. A distinguished alumnus of Sainik School Kazhakootam, National Defence Academy, and Indian Military Academy, Lieutenant General Vijay B Nair was commissioned into an infantry battalion in June 1988 and was privileged to command the same Battalion with distinction from 2005 to 2008. He later commanded a Brigade in the Western Sector, operationalized a Sub Area on the Northern borders, and a Division in Jammu & Kashmir.
In his illustrious career spanning thirty-five years, the General Officer has wide-ranging experience in command, staff, and instructional appointments. Among other operational assignments, his tenure as part of Indian Peace Keeping Forces in Sri Lanka, six tenures along the Line of Control, and in Counter Terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir were notable. His diverse staff experience includes General Staff appointments along the Line of Control and in Counter Terrorist environments, formulating policy for defense cooperation with foreign armies, and as Additional Quarter Master General; coordinating functions of various Directorates and Quality Assurance of rations. Prior to assuming command of the Vajra Corps, Lieutenant General Vijay B Nair was the Chief of Staff at Headquarters Western Command.
On assuming Command, he paid homage to the Bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, in a sober wreath-laying ceremony at the Vajra Shaurya Sathal to honour their martyrdom. He exhorted all Corps ranks to maintain a high level of operational readiness, while maintaining a high tempo of capability development, adapting to the changing contours of warfare.