vice admiral dinesh kumar tripathi will be the new navy chief by the end of this month succeeding incumbent admiral r hari kumar. admiral kumar will retire from service on april 30. vice admiral tripathi is currently serving as vice chief of the naval staff. “the government has appointed vice admiral dinesh kumar tripathi, presently serving as vice chief of the naval staff as the next chief of the naval staff with effect from the afternoon of april 30,” the defence ministry said. born on may 15, 1964, vice