Government Ignores Seniority Rule, Lt General Bipin Rawat To Be New Army Chief

The Government appointed Lt General Bipin Rawat as the next Army chief superseding two Lt Generals. Lt General Rawat will replace General Dalbir Singh Suhag on December 31st. Lt General Bipin Rawat, who took over as the Army vice-chief in September 2016, bypassed Eastern Command chief Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi (Armoured Corps) & Southetrn  Army…