| 1. R. C. Tiwari is a lieutenant general in the Indian Army with an extensive command background. |
| 2. In December 2023, he was appointed to lead the Eastern Command by the Government of India. |
| 3. Tiwari underwent military training at the National Defence Academy in Khadakwasla and later at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun. |
| 4. He joined the Kumaon Regiment in 1987 as a second lieutenant. |
| 5. Tiwari completed initial military courses in Belgaum, Karnataka. |
| 6. He served as a company commander as a major in his battalion. |
| 7. Tiwari completed the Junior Command course in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 8. After getting promoted to lieutenant colonel, he became the Second-in-Command of his battalion. |
| 9. As a colonel, he commanded a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Kashmir for counter-insurgency operations. |
| 10. Upon becoming a brigadier, he led a brigade near the Line of Control. |
| 11. Tiwari participated in a United Nations peacekeeping mission. |
| 12. He served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 3 Corps in Kohima from 1 March 2022 to 6 March 2023. |
| 13. Tiwari was the patron of the Army Public School in Gangtok. |
| 14. He became the chief of staff of the South Western Command in Jaipur, Rajasthan. |
| 15. Tiwari took charge of the Eastern Command on 1 January 2023 from Lt Gen R. P. Kalita. |
| 16. He enjoys traveling and has visited numerous places. |
| 17. He commanded the 4th Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment in counter-insurgency operations in Assam (Operation Rhino). |
| 18. He commanded a mountain brigade in high-altitude areas of North Sikkim. |
| 19. He served as a military observer and later as Deputy Chief of Staff at Force Headquarters in the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| 20. He was commissioned into the 4th Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment on 13 June 1987. |
| 21. He served as Brigade Major of a mountain brigade along Northern Borders. |
