General Dalbir Singh Suhag today took charge as India's new army chief, succeeding General Bikram Singh, who has retired.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />He comes from a family of soldiers. <br /><br />A village in Jhajjar, Haryana, is celebrating the rise of the boy they knew as fearless.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
