Lt Gen Bipin Rawat was named the next army chief on Saturday, as the government abandoned a three-decade-old tradition of elevating senior-most officers as service chiefs. The vice-chief will succeed Gen Dalbir Singh, who retires on December 31. 1. Lt Gen Bipin Rawat joined the Indian Army in December 1978. 2. Rawat won the Sword of Honour when he graduated from the Indian Military Academy in 1978. 3. He was […]