The Hindu: “Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant General Bikram Singh will be the next Chief of Staff of the 1.3 million-strong Indian 
Army. He will succeed General Vijay Kumar Singh, who retires on May 31.
The announcement by the Defence Ministry on Saturday came 90 days ahead of the scheduled day of assumption of charge — as against the 60-day norm the government has been following. The move removes uncertainty over the successor following a rash of speculative reports that Gen. Singh could put in his papers early which could alter the succession plan of the senior-most Army Commander taking over as the next Chief.
The appointment came a day after the incumbent Army Chief said he was not going to resign, effectively countering speculative reports by some television channels and dailies that Gen. Singh would resign after the Supreme Court disposed of his petition last month on the controversy over his year of birth.”
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2957641.ece
Controversy over the true date of birth of the incumbent Army Chief ends with appointment of his successor. This news is purely coincidental to China’s announcement of it’s $100 billion military budget.
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