National Defence Bureau, New Delhi, 31 December 2016 General Bipin Rawat takes over as the 27th Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) today at South Block. Superannuating General Dalbir Singh Suhag handed him over the command of 13 million plus manned, world's third largest Indian Army. Superannuating after 43 years of glorious service to the nation, General DS Suhag thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Government for giving him free hand in operational matters, giving impetus for defence procurement and implementing the demands for One Rank One Pension (OROP). He was addressing the media after being presented the Guard of Honour at South Block lawns. Indian Army successfully conducted surgical strikes in Myanmar and Pakistan under his leadership that showed the resolve of the country to deal with the terrorism. General Dalbir Singh said that while infiltration has risen this year, the number of casualties remain low. This year Indian Army killed 141 terrorists a rise of 65 over the previous year when Army neutralised 76 infiltrating terrorists. General Suhag said that whatever be the challenges, Indian Army is fully prepared to meet the challenges to defend the country. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "MEA: "Indian Software Exports & Personnel Add To The Competitiveness To The US Industry"" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyTp4AOcW_0 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-