GENERAL V K SINGH, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Eastern command, took over as India’s Army chief from General Deepak Kapoor and will assume office from Thursday. Mr Singh, who is India’s senior-most infantry officer, will be the first trained commando to become the Army chief. The 59-year-old new Army chief has vast experience in counterinsurgency operations, line of control and highaltitude operations. A third-generation officer from the Rajput Regiment, which was also the regiment of Field Marshal K M Cariappa, the first Indian Army chief, Mr Singh participated in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War as a young Captain and was awarded the Yudh Sena Medal for his distinguished service during Operation Pawan against the LTTE in Sri Lanka. He will be India’s 26th Army chief and will stay at the helm for over two years. Mr Kapoor retires from the Army after over four decades of service.
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GENERAL V K SINGH, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Eastern command, took over as India’s Army chief from General Deepak Kapoor and will assume office from Thursday. Mr Singh, who is India’s senior-most infantry officer, will be the first trained commando to become the Army chief. The 59-year-old new Army chief has vast experience in counterinsurgency operations, line of control and highaltitude operations. A third-generation officer from the Rajput Regiment, which was also the regiment of Field Marshal K M Cariappa, the first Indian Army chief, Mr Singh participated in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War as a young Captain and was awarded the Yudh Sena Medal for his distinguished service during Operation Pawan against the LTTE in Sri Lanka. He will be India’s 26th Army chief and will stay at the helm for over two years. Mr Kapoor retires from the Army after over four decades of service. 
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