General Bikram Singh, a veteran infantry officer, today took over as
the 25th Chief of the Indian Army . He succeeded Gen V K Singh whose
26-month tenure was mired by controversies. Fifty nine year-old Gen
Bikram Singh will have a tenure of two years and three months in the
top post.
Prior to his appointment as Army Chief, Gen Bikram was commanding the
Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command.
He has held several important appointments in counter insurgency areas as the Corps Commander of Srinagar-based 15 Corps and Akhnoor-based 10 Division as Major General.