Indian government has announced that Lieutenant General Bikram Singh, the Eastern Army Commander, will be the next Indian Army chief. Lieutenant General Bikram Singh currently heads the Indian Army's eastern command and will take the top post on 31st of May when Gen. VK Singh will be retiring from service. Lieutenant General Bikram Singh was commissioned into the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment on 31st of March 1972. During his long and distinguished career, spanning nearly 40 years, he has served in a variety of Command and Staff appointments. He has commanded a Corps in the Northern Command. Lieutenant General Bikram Singh had served as Deputy Force Command of a multi-nation UN Peace Keeping Mission in Congo. He had also served as UN Observer in Nicaragua and El Salvador during the early 90s. Lieutenant General Bikram Singh has studied with distinction at the Defense Services Staff College, the Army War College and the US Army War College, Pennsylvania. He has also done M.Phil in Defense Management from the Indore University. He is a recipient of PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM and VSM Awards. He is also one of the Honorary ADCs of the President of India.
