New Delhi: Lt Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh was on Saturday named the next Chief of the Army Staff.
He will succeed Gen NC Vij when the latter retires on January 31, according to an official announcement here.
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Singh, who is the seniormost Lt Gen in Army, will become the first Sikh officer to head the Indian Army.
He is presently General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Army Command