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Army chief gets 1-month extension, rare move since 1973

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, granted an extension to Army Chief General Manoj Pande, just days before his scheduled retirement on May 31. This unexpected decision has intensified speculation about the next chief of the world's second-largest army. This is the first such extension in over fifty years since General GG Bewoor received an extension from the Indira Gandhi government in 1973.