Lt Dalbir Singh Suhag takes over as Army Chief
- 5 years ago
General Dalbir Singh Suhag today took charge as India's new army chief, succeeding General Bikram Singh, who has retired.
Lt. Gen. Suhag was appointed chief in May by the outgoing UPA government despite protests from former army chief, General VK Singh, and the BJP.
59-year-old Lt. General Suhag, a Gurkha officer who had participated in the 1987 Indian Peace Keeping Force operation in Sri Lanka, will have 30-month tenure.
He comes from a family of soldiers.
A village in Jhajjar, Haryana, is celebrating the rise of the boy they knew as fearless.
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Lt. Gen. Suhag was appointed chief in May by the outgoing UPA government despite protests from former army chief, General VK Singh, and the BJP.
59-year-old Lt. General Suhag, a Gurkha officer who had participated in the 1987 Indian Peace Keeping Force operation in Sri Lanka, will have 30-month tenure.
He comes from a family of soldiers.
A village in Jhajjar, Haryana, is celebrating the rise of the boy they knew as fearless.
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