Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag took over as the next Chief of Army Staff here on Thursday, succeeding outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh.
Lt. Gen Suhag, 59, a Gurkha officer who had participated in the 1987 Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) operation in Sri Lanka, will formally assume office on August 1.
He will have a tenure of 30 months as the 26th chief of army staff.
Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag receives guard of honour. Suhag said-‘it’s a matter of great honour for me to lead the world’s greatest Army.
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