New Army Chief Lt Gen Bikram Singh

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  Need To Be Careful Of New Pak General, Says Ex-Army Chief Bikram Singh

  Former Army Chief Bikram Singh, under whom the new Pakistan Army Chief Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has served on a UN assignment, tonight said India should be "careful" and watchful with regard to his approach.

• Arun Jaitley Seeks Explanation on Affidavit from Defence Ministry Officials

  Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has sought an explanation from the Defence Secretary on the ministry's affidavit in the Supreme Court which said that former Army Chief Gen V K Singh's decision to impose a promotion ban on Army Chief-designate Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag was "illegal and premeditated".

• Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag is India's new Army Chief

  The outgoing UPA government today appointed Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as India's next Army Chief to succeed General Bikram Singh who retires on July 31.

• Opinion: Why the New Army Chief Should be Named by the New Government

  The Defence Ministry has sought clearance from the EC to appoint the successor to Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh, who retires on July 31. Lt Gen Suhag, being the senior-most officer, is widely seen as the man who will take over the Indian Army on August 1.

• New army chief General Bikram Singh lifts ban on Lt Gen Suhag's promotion

  Within days of taking over as the Army Chief, General Bikram Singh has lifted the ban on Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag's promotion, which was imposed by the outgoing chief General VK Singh.

• Bikram Singh vows to address concerns on Army's modernisation

  Lieutenant General Bikram Singh will take over as the new Army Chief on Thursday with a resolve to strengthen the work culture of the force and address the "hollowness" of the modernisation process.

• Lieutenant General Bikram Singh to be the next Army chief: Govt

  Ending the suspense, Government today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief from May 31 to succeed General V K Singh.