As part of the United Nations, he served as the Sector Senior Operations Officer in the Transitional Authority in Cambodia and in the Indian Army Training team in Lesotho.

After completing the course, he was appointed Brigadier General Staff (BGS) of a corps in the Eastern theatre.

[12][13] For his tenure as GOC XVI Corps, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2022.

[14] After a year-long stint, he moved to Army HQ as the Director General Military Intelligence (DGMI).

[15] After a short stint as DGMI, on 1 July 2022 he assumed the appointment of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy).

[4] On 1 March 2023, Lieutenant General M. V. Suchindra Kumar took over as the 45th Vice Chief of the Army Staff succeeding Lieutenant General B. S. Rajuwho moved to South Western Command as Army Commander.

Gen Kumar is an amateur half marathon runner, golf enthusiast and yoga practitioner.