General Bikram Singh, a
veteran infantry officer, assumed
the charge as the 25th Chief of the
Indian Army. He succeeded
General V K Singh whose 26-
month tenure came to end on 31
May 2012. Bikram Singh, 59, will
remain at the top position for next
two years and three months. Prior
to his appointment to the top post,
General Bikram served as
commanding officer of the Eastern
Army Command. He is the second
Sikh to reach the top notch position,
the first having been General JJ
Singh. In his 40-year-long
illustrious career with the Indian
army, General Bikram Singh held a
number of vital positions in
counter insurgency areas as the
Corps Commander of Srinagarbased
15 Corps and Akhnoorbased
10 Division as Major
General.
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