<br/>Lt Gen V K Singh, the senior most infantry officer with vast experience in counter-insurgency operations and the present GOC-in charge of Eastern Command, will take over as the next Army Chief tomorrow. <br/><br/>Fifty nine-year-old Singh will take over from Gen Deepak Kapoor, who retires from service today. Singh, who has seen action in the 1971 Bangladesh war, also served in the Military Operations Directorate at the Army Headquarters. He is the recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) for distinguished service while commanding a counter-insurgency force.<br/><br/> <br/>