Lt Gen JS Nain is Rising Star Corps Commander

Tribune News Service

Dharamsala, January 12

Lt Gen JS Nain on Saturday took over as the 14th Corps Commander of the strategic Rising Star Corps.

He took over from Lt Gen YVK Mohan, SM, VSM. A decorated soldier, Lt Gen JS Nain, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, was commissioned into ‘The Second Battalion of the Dogra Regiment in June 1983. The General has commanded his Battalion on the Line of Control in the high attitude area, a mountain brigade in the eastern sector and an infantry division along the Line of Control in Kashmir Valley.

His staff experiences include tenanting the appointment of Brigade Major of an Independent Mechanised Brigade Group, an Instructor at the Infantry School and many other key appointments at various headquarters.

He has excelled in various professional courses during his service and has many achievements to his credit. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and National Defence College, Dhaka.

He has the distinction of holding masters degree in defence and strategic studies and masters of management studies. After a successful and illustrious tenure, Lt Gen YVK Mohan, SM, VSM has been appointed as the Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington.