New Delhi: Army Chief General Bikram Singh on Monday took over as the new Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) to succeed Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, who is superannuating on December 31, 2013.
Air Chief Marshal Browne had taken over as the Chairman of COSC on September 1, 2012 on becoming the eldest of all the three Service chiefs. Earlier, he was a member of the Committee since August 1, 2011.
During his stint as Chairman COSC, all the three Service chiefs had agreed to have a permanent chairman of the COSC in the interim even as having a Chief of Defence Staff remained the final goal of the three Services.
Successive governments have also dragged their feet in creating the post of a General No. 1, a tri-Service military chief, either in the shape of a chief of defence staff (CDS) or a permanent chairman of the CoSC.
Gen Singh was also speculated to be a frontrunner in the race for being appointed as the Permanent Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee -- a post which has been recommended by the Naresh Chandra Committee for reforms in the higher defence management.
For General B.K. Singh, who would now head the three services, the main challenge would be the successful induction and integration of the large number of weapon systems that India is either manufacturing or procuring at present.
While earlier, the practice was that the new COSC on taking over used to interact with the media and delve on the challenges and spell out his priorities, the taking over of General Bikram Singh marked a departure from the past.
Air Chief Marshal Browne had taken over as the Chairman of COSC on September 1, 2012 on becoming the eldest of all the three Service chiefs. Earlier, he was a member of the Committee since August 1, 2011.
During his stint as Chairman COSC, all the three Service chiefs had agreed to have a permanent chairman of the COSC in the interim even as having a Chief of Defence Staff remained the final goal of the three Services.
Successive governments have also dragged their feet in creating the post of a General No. 1, a tri-Service military chief, either in the shape of a chief of defence staff (CDS) or a permanent chairman of the CoSC.
Gen Singh was also speculated to be a frontrunner in the race for being appointed as the Permanent Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee -- a post which has been recommended by the Naresh Chandra Committee for reforms in the higher defence management.
For General B.K. Singh, who would now head the three services, the main challenge would be the successful induction and integration of the large number of weapon systems that India is either manufacturing or procuring at present.
While earlier, the practice was that the new COSC on taking over used to interact with the media and delve on the challenges and spell out his priorities, the taking over of General Bikram Singh marked a departure from the past.
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