Manoj Pande (born 6 May 1962) is a retired four star general officer of the Indian Army.

[12] After his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, he joined the 61st-course of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in January 1979 and was assigned to the Lima squadron, where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science.

[14] After promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel, he served as the Chief Engineer at the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

[16] He was then promoted to the rank of brigadier and given command of an engineer brigade as part of a Strike Corps in the western theatre.

[13] After completing the course, he was appointed Brigadier General Staff Operations (BGS-Ops) at HQ Eastern Command.

[6] On 18 April 2022, the Government of India appointed Lieutenant General Manoj Pande as the next Chief of the Army Staff.

While no formal reason was given, it was speculated that the selection of his successor was delayed due to the 2024 general elections in India whose results were to be declared on 4 June.

[18] He superannuated from service on 30 June 2024 and relinquished the appointment of Chief of Army Staff after an illustrious tenure of 26 months.