India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Pune, 1 September 2026

Surgeon Vice Admiral Manish Honwad, VSM assumed the appointment of Director and Commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune today morning. Having completed his MBBS from Armed Forces Medical College in 1989, he went on to do his MD in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine from Armed Forces Medical College in 1998. He is a WHO Fellow in Neuro-Anesthesiology from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore. The Flag Officer is also an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi where he was awarded an M.Phil in Public Administration.

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