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Lt Gen VK Singh Takes Charge as Army Chief
Lt Gen VK Singh has assumed charge as the 26th chief of the Indian Army as his predecessor Gen Deepak Kapoor retires, reported IANS.
Singh, 59, will shoulder the responsibility as chief of the 1.13 million-strong Army for next two years.
Singh, who was GOC-in-C of Eastern Command, has vast experience in counter-insurgency operations.
A graduate of the Wellington-based Defence Services Staff College as well as the US Army War College at Carlisle, he comes from the Rajput Regiment.
Singh, who also did a Rangers Course at Fort Benning in the USm was commissioned in June 1970.