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{{short description|Current Chief of Defence Staff of India}}
{{Short description|First Chief of Defence Staff of India}}
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| death_place         = [[Bandishola]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| residence = [[New Delhi, India]]
| death_cause        = [[2021 Indian Air Force Mi-17 crash|Helicopter crash]]
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* [[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]
* [[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]
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* [[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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| father = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lt. General]] Laxman Singh Rawat
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'''Bipin Laxman Singh Rawat''', {{Post-nominals|size=90%|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|YSM|SM|VSM|ADC}} (born 16 March 1958)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/army-chief-gen-bipin-rawat-set-to-be-indias-first-cds-1.68733228 | title=Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat set to be India's first CDS}}</ref> was a [[Four-star rank|four star general]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He was the first [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] (CDS) of [[India]]. On 30 December 2019, he was appointed as the first CDS of India and assumed office from 1 January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=196194|title=General Bipin Rawat Appointed as Chief of Defence Staff|date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/general-bipin-rawat-first-chief-of-defence-staff-1632572-2019-12-30|title=Army chief General Bipin Rawat named India's first Chief of Defence Staff|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/govt-amends-army-rules-to-allow-chief-of-defence-staff-to-serve-till-65/articleshow/73019504.cms|title=Govt amends Army rules to allow chief of defence staff to serve till 65|work=The Times Of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/a-brief-look-at-general-bipin-rawat-indias-first-cds/amp_articleshow/73029309.cms?usqp=mq331AQCKAE=&amp_js_v=0.1|title=Who is Bipin Rawat: A brief look at General Bipin Rawat, India's first CDS|website=m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref> Prior to taking over as the CDS, he served as 57th and last [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] as well as [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|26th Chief of Army Staff]] of the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gen-rawat-takes-over-as-chairman-of-chiefs-of-staff-committee/article29528935.ece|title=Gen. Rawat takes over as Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Bipin Rawat death confirmed by the IAF.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-08|title=CDS Gen Bipin Rawat IAF chopper Incident: Live Update|url=https://emeatribune.com/cds-gen-bipin-rawat-iaf-chopper-incident-live-update/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=EMEA Tribune, Breaking News, World News, Latest News, Top Headlines|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-08|title=Gen Bipin Rawat chopper crash: Thirteen out of 14 occupants of IAF helicopter killed, says Nilgiris Collector|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/cds-bipin-rawat-army-chopper-crash-live-updates-7662227/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
[[General (India)|General]] '''Bipin Laxman Singh Rawat''' {{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|YSM|SM|VSM|ADC}} (16 March 1958&nbsp;– 8 December 2021) was an Indian military officer who was a [[Four-star rank|four-star general]] of the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhaumik|first=Subir|date=8 December 2021|title=Bipin Rawat: India's 'inspiring commander' who died in helicopter crash|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|location=[[Kolkata]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59578168|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> He served as the first [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] (CDS) of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] from January 2020 until his death in [[2021 Indian Air Force Mi-17 crash|a helicopter crash]] in December 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=196194|title=General Bipin Rawat Appointed as Chief of Defence Staff|date=30 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/general-bipin-rawat-first-chief-of-defence-staff-1632572-2019-12-30|title=Army chief General Bipin Rawat named India's first Chief of Defence Staff|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/a-brief-look-at-general-bipin-rawat-indias-first-cds/amp_articleshow/73029309.cms?usqp=mq331AQCKAE=&amp_js_v=0.1|title=Who is Bipin Rawat: A brief look at General Bipin Rawat, India's first CDS|website=m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org|access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref> Prior to taking over as the CDS, he served as 57th and last [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] as well as [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|26th Chief of Army Staff]] of the Indian Army.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gen-rawat-takes-over-as-chairman-of-chiefs-of-staff-committee/article29528935.ece|title=Gen. Rawat takes over as Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee|work=The Hindu|access-date=27 September 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Rawat was born in [[Pauri]], [[Uttarakhand]] in a [[Hindu]] [[Garhwali people|Garhwali]] family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|title=Top positions in country's security establishments helmed by men from Uttarakhand - Times of India|access-date=1 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221184712/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref> The family had been serving in the Indian Army for multiple generations. His father Laxman Singh Rawat was from Sainj village of the [[Pauri Garhwal district]] and rose to the rank of [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.webindia123.com/News/Articles/India/20161217/3015239.html|title=Gen Bipin Rawat known for operational skills and strategic expertise|access-date=1 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233624/http://news.webindia123.com/News/Articles/India/20161217/3015239.html|archive-date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|title=Top positions in country's security establishments helmed by men from Uttarakhand - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2016-12-19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220002909/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|archive-date=2016-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/dec/19/bipin-rawat-to-have-full-three-years-tenure-1550946.html|title=Bipin Rawat to have full three years tenure|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-08|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221193651/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/dec/19/bipin-rawat-to-have-full-three-years-tenure-1550946.html|archive-date=2016-12-21}}</ref> His mother was from the [[Uttarkashi district]] and was the daughter of Kishan Singh Parmar, the ex-[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from [[Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Uttarkashi]].<ref>{{cite web |agency=Press Trust of India |title=Army Chief visits mother's ancestral village |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/army-chief-visits-mother-s-ancestral-village-119092001353_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=20 September 2019}}</ref>
Bipin Laxman Singh Rawat was born in [[Pauri]] town of [[Pauri Garhwal district]], modern-day [[Uttarakhand]] state, on 16 March 1958.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/army-chief-gen-bipin-rawat-set-to-be-indias-first-cds-1.68733228 |title=Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat set to be India's first CDS |last=Madan |first=Karuna |date=2019-12-30 |website=Gulf News |access-date=2021-12-09 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> His family had been serving in the Indian Army for multiple generations. His father Laxman Singh Rawat was from Sainj village of the [[Pauri Garhwal district]] and rose to the rank of [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.webindia123.com/News/Articles/India/20161217/3015239.html|title=Gen Bipin Rawat known for operational skills and strategic expertise|access-date=1 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233624/http://news.webindia123.com/News/Articles/India/20161217/3015239.html|archive-date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/dec/19/bipin-rawat-to-have-full-three-years-tenure-1550946.html|title=Bipin Rawat to have full three years tenure|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=8 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221193651/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/dec/19/bipin-rawat-to-have-full-three-years-tenure-1550946.html|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref> His mother was from the [[Uttarkashi district]] and was the daughter of Kishan Singh Parmar, the ex-[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from [[Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Uttarkashi]].<ref>{{cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |title=Army Chief visits mother's ancestral village |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/army-chief-visits-mother-s-ancestral-village-119092001353_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=20 September 2019|last1=India |first1=Press Trust of }}</ref>


Rawat attended [[Cambrian Hall|Cambrian Hall School]] in [[Dehradun]] and the [[St. Edward's School, Shimla]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/rawat-visits-alma-mater-artrac-772528|title=Rawat visits alma mater}}</ref> He then joined the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], [[Khadakwasla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khadakwasla]] and the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]], where he was awarded the 'Sword of Honour'.
Rawat attended [[Cambrian Hall]] School in [[Dehradun]] and [[St. Edward's School, Shimla|St. Edward's School]] in [[Shimla]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Rawat visits alma mater, ARTRAC|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/rawat-visits-alma-mater-artrac-772528|access-date=8 December 2021|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> He then joined the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], [[Khadakwasla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khadakwasla]] and the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]], from where he graduated first in the order of merit and was awarded the 'Sword of Honour'.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 December 2021|title=India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat killed in helicopter crash|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/india-news/cds-general-bipin-rawat-death-helicopter-crash-7662911/|access-date=8 December 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>


Rawat is also a graduate of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] and the Higher Command Course at the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College]] at [[Fort Leavenworth]], [[Kansas]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/|title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army Commander|date=2016-01-02|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-12-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225044152/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/|archive-date=2016-12-25}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/congo/3472724/UN-commander-says-hands-are-tied-in-Congo.html|title=UN commander says hands are tied in Congo|last=Goma|first=By David Blair in|newspaper=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=2016-12-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219175924/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/congo/3472724/UN-commander-says-hands-are-tied-in-Congo.html|archive-date=2016-12-19}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-general-bipin-rawat-master-of-surgical-strikes/articleshow/56054559.cms|title=Lt General Bipin Rawat: Master of surgical strikes - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=2016-12-19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219175826/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-general-bipin-rawat-master-of-surgical-strikes/articleshow/56054559.cms|archive-date=2016-12-19}}</ref> From his tenure at the DSSC, he has a [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]] degree in Defence Studies as well as diplomas in Management and Computer Studies from [[University of Madras]]. In 2011, he was awarded a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Doctorate of Philosophy]] by [[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]], [[Meerut]] for his research on military-media strategic studies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/chief-designate-for-peace-on-border-some-disputes-not-for-army-to-settle-4434284/|title=Chief-designate for peace on border: 'Some disputes not for Army to settle'|date=2016-12-19|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-12-19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218203003/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/chief-designate-for-peace-on-border-some-disputes-not-for-army-to-settle-4434284/|archive-date=2016-12-18}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=156038|title=GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT takes over as the 27th COAS of the INDIAN ARMY|website=pib.nic.in|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101002700/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=156038|archive-date=2017-01-01|access-date=2016-12-31}}</ref>
Rawat was also a graduate of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] and the Higher Command Course at the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College]] (USACGSC) at [[Fort Leavenworth]], [[Kansas]] in 1997.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/|title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army Commander|date=2 January 2016|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=18 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225044152/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/|archive-date=25 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/congo/3472724/UN-commander-says-hands-are-tied-in-Congo.html|title=UN commander says hands are tied in Congo|last=Goma|first=David Blair in|newspaper=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=18 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219175924/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/congo/3472724/UN-commander-says-hands-are-tied-in-Congo.html|archive-date=19 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-general-bipin-rawat-master-of-surgical-strikes/articleshow/56054559.cms|title=Lt General Bipin Rawat: Master of surgical strikes – The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=19 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219175826/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-general-bipin-rawat-master-of-surgical-strikes/articleshow/56054559.cms|archive-date=19 December 2016}}</ref> From his tenure at the DSSC, he obtained an [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]] degree in Defence Studies as well as diplomas in Management and Computer Studies from the [[University of Madras]]. In 2011, he was awarded a honorary [[Doctor of Philosophy|doctorate]] by [[Chaudhary Charan Singh University|CCS University]], [[Meerut]] for his research on military-media strategic studies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/chief-designate-for-peace-on-border-some-disputes-not-for-army-to-settle-4434284/|title=Chief-designate for peace on border: 'Some disputes not for Army to settle'|date=19 December 2016|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=19 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218203003/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/chief-designate-for-peace-on-border-some-disputes-not-for-army-to-settle-4434284/|archive-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=156038|title=GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT takes over as the 27th COAS of the INDIAN ARMY|website=pib.nic.in|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101002700/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=156038|archive-date=1 January 2017|access-date=31 December 2016}}</ref>


==Military career==
==Military career==
Rawat was commissioned into the 5th battalion of [[11 Gorkha Rifles]] on 16 December 1978, the same unit as his father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/|title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army Commander|date=2 January 2016|access-date=1 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225044152/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/|archive-date=25 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/In-surprise-move-Lt.-Gen.-Bipin-Rawat-appointed-next-Army-Chief/article16896802.ece|title=In surprise move, Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat appointed next Army Chief|first=Dinakar|last=Peri|access-date=1 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221193836/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/In-surprise-move-Lt.-Gen.-Bipin-Rawat-appointed-next-Army-Chief/article16896802.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|date=17 December 2016}}</ref> He has much experience in high-altitude warfare and spent ten years conducting [[counter-insurgency]] operations.<ref name=":2" />
===Early career===
Rawat was commissioned into the 5th battalion, the [[11 Gorkha Rifles]] (5/11 GR) on 16 December 1978, the same unit as his father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/|title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army Commander|date=2 January 2016|access-date=1 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225044152/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/|archive-date=25 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/In-surprise-move-Lt.-Gen.-Bipin-Rawat-appointed-next-Army-Chief/article16896802.ece|title=In surprise move, Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat appointed next Army Chief|first=Dinakar|last=Peri|access-date=1 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221193836/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/In-surprise-move-Lt.-Gen.-Bipin-Rawat-appointed-next-Army-Chief/article16896802.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|date=17 December 2016}}</ref> He has much experience in high-altitude warfare and spent ten years conducting [[counter-insurgency]] operations.<ref name=":2" />


He commanded a [[Company (military unit)|company]] in [[Uri, Jammu and Kashmir|Uri]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] as a [[Major]].
He commanded a [[Company (military unit)|company]] in [[Uri, Jammu and Kashmir|Uri]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] as a major.
As a [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]], he commanded his battalion, the 5th battalion [[11 Gorkha Rifles]], in the Eastern sector along the [[Line of Actual Control]] at [[Kibithu]].  
As a [[Colonel (India)|colonel]], he commanded his battalion, the 5th [[battalion]], the [[11 Gorkha Rifles]], in the eastern sector along the [[Line of Actual Control]] at [[Kibithu]].  
Promoted to the rank of [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]], he commanded 5 Sector of [[Rashtriya Rifles]] in [[Sopore]]. He then commanded a multinational [[Brigade]] in a Chapter VII mission in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] ([[MONUSCO]]) where he was twice awarded the Force Commander’s Commendation.
Promoted to the rank of [[Brigadier (India)|brigadier]], he commanded 5 Sector of [[Rashtriya Rifles]] in [[Sopore]]. He then commanded a multinational [[brigade]] in a Chapter VII mission in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] ([[MONUSCO]]), where he was twice awarded the Force Commander’s Commendation.<ref name="Experience 2016 Express">{{cite news |title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat: An experienced hand in high altitude warfare, counter insurgency ops |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/general-bipin-rawat-army-chief-4432529/ |access-date=8 December 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=17 December 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Rawat Highlights NDTV" />


After promotion to [[Major General]], Rawat took over as the [[General Officer Commanding]] [[19th Infantry Division (India)|19th Infantry Division]] (Uri). As a [[Lieutenant General]], he commanded [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]], headquartered in [[Dimapur]] before taking over the [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Army]] in [[Pune]].
===General officer===
After promotion to [[major general]], Rawat took over as the [[General Officer Commanding]] [[19th Infantry Division (India)|19th Infantry Division]] (Uri). As a [[lieutenant general]], he commanded [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]], headquartered in [[Dimapur]], before taking over the [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Army]] in [[Pune]].<ref name="Experience 2016 Express" /><ref name="Rawat Highlights NDTV">{{cite news |title=General Bipin Rawat: Five Highlights Of An Outstanding Career |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/general-bipin-rawat-dead-in-chopper-crash-five-highlights-of-an-outstanding-career-2642632 |access-date=8 December 2021 |work=NDTV.com |date=8 December 2021}}</ref>


He also held staff assignments which included an instructional tenure at the [[Indian Military Academy]] ([[Dehradun]]), General Staff Officer Grade 2 at the Military Operations Directorate, logistics staff officer of a Re-organised Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID) in central India, Colonel Military Secretary and Deputy Military Secretary in the Military Secretary’s Branch and Senior Instructor in the Junior Command Wing. He also served as the Major General General Staff (MGGS) of the [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]].
He also held staff assignments which included an instructional tenure at the [[Indian Military Academy]] ([[Dehradun]]), General Staff Officer Grade 2 at the Military Operations Directorate, logistics staff officer of a Re-organised Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID) in central India, Colonel Military Secretary and Deputy Military Secretary in the Military Secretary’s Branch and Senior Instructor in the Junior Command Wing. He also served as the Major General General Staff (MGGS) of the [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]].<ref name="Experience 2016 Express" /><ref name="Rawat Highlights NDTV" />


After being promoted to the Army Commander grade, Rawat assumed the post of [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] on 1 January 2016. After a short stint, he assumed the post of [[Vice Chief of Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Army Staff]] on 1 September 2016.
After being promoted to the Army Commander grade, Rawat assumed the post of [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] on 1 January 2016. After a short stint, he assumed the post of [[Vice Chief of Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Army Staff]] on 1 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lt-general-campose-takes-over-as-army-vice-chief-611232|title=Lt General Bipin singh rawat Takes over as Army Vice Chief|date=5 August 2014|work=[[NDTV]]|access-date=24 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624111658/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lt-general-campose-takes-over-as-army-vice-chief-611232|archive-date=24 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat to take over as the VCOAS |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=149410 |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref>
===Chief of the Army Staff===
On 17 December 2016, the Government of India appointed him as the 27th [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]], superseding two more senior [[Lieutenant General]]s, [[Praveen Bakshi]] and [[Pattiarimal Mohamadali Hariz|P. M. Hariz]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abclive.in/india-army-china-border-experienced-general/|title=India Army Gets China Border Experienced General|publisher=ABC Live|issue=online|agency=ABC Live|last1=Jatinder|first1=Kaur|access-date=18 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220153709/http://abclive.in/india-army-china-border-experienced-general/|archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> The appointment was politically controversial.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat's appointment by Modi government creates unease: Here's why-India News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/lt-gen-bipin-rawats-appointment-by-modi-government-creates-unease-heres-why-3164708.html |access-date=10 December 2021 |work=Firstpost |date=20 December 2016 |language=en}}</ref>


On 17 December 2016, the Government of India appointed him as the 27th [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]], superseding two more senior [[Lieutenant General]]s, [[Praveen Bakshi]] and [[Pattiarimal Mohamadali Hariz|P. M. Hariz]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abclive.in/india-army-china-border-experienced-general/|title=India Army Gets China Border Experienced General|publisher=ABC Live|issue=online|agency=ABC Live|last1=Jatinder|first1=Kaur|access-date=18 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220153709/http://abclive.in/india-army-china-border-experienced-general/|archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> He took office of [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]] as the 27th COAS on 31 December 2016, after retirement of General [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The path of glory: exploits of the 11 Gorkha Rifles|publisher=Allied Publishers|year=1988|author=Gautam Sharma}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=149410|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2016-12-21|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222082340/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=149410|archive-date=2016-12-22}}</ref>
He took office of [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]] as the 27th COAS on 31 December 2016, after retirement of General [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The path of glory: exploits of the 11 Gorkha Rifles|publisher=Allied Publishers|year=1988|author=Gautam Sharma}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=149410|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=21 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222082340/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=149410|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> He was the third officer from the [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Brigade]] to become the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]], after [[Field marshal (India)|Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] and General [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]].


He is the third officer from the [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Brigade]] to become the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]], after [[Field marshal (India)|Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] and [[General (India)|General]] [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]]. On his visit to the United States in 2019, General Rawat was inducted to the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College]] International Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=General Rawat inducted into his alma mater's International Hall of Fame in US|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/general-rawat-inducted-into-his-alma-mater-s-international-hall-of-fame-in-us-119040500337_1.html|publisher=Business Standard|date=5 April 2019|access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref> He is also the honorary General of [[Nepalese Army]]. It has been a tradition between the Indian and Nepali armies to confer the honorary rank of General to each other's chiefs to signify their close and special military ties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/general-bipin-rawat-nepal-army-bidhya-devi-bhandari-968426-2017-03-29|title=General Bipin Rawat made honorary General of Nepal Army|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref>
On his visit to the United States in 2019, General Rawat was inducted to the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College]] International Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news|title=General Rawat inducted into his alma mater's International Hall of Fame in US|newspaper=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/general-rawat-inducted-into-his-alma-mater-s-international-hall-of-fame-in-us-119040500337_1.html|publisher=Business Standard|date=5 April 2019|access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref> He was the honorary General of [[Nepalese Army]] in accordance with the tradition between the Indian and Nepali armies to confer the honorary rank of General to each other's chiefs to signify their close and special military ties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/general-bipin-rawat-nepal-army-bidhya-devi-bhandari-968426-2017-03-29|title=General Bipin Rawat made honorary General of Nepal Army|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>


===1987 Sino-Indian skirmish===
===1987 Sino-Indian skirmish===
During the [[1987 Sino-Indian skirmish|1987 face off]] in the [[Sumdorong Chu]] valley, Rawat's battalion was deployed against the Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/army-chief-general-bipin-rawat-bakshi/1/837176.html|title=Why General Rawat made the cut which General Bakshi failed to|access-date=2016-12-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217204522/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/army-chief-general-bipin-rawat-bakshi/1/837176.html|archive-date=2016-12-17}}</ref> The standoff was the first military confrontation along the disputed [[McMahon Line]] after the [[Sino-Indian War|1962 war]].
During the [[1987 Sino-Indian skirmish]] in the [[Sumdorong Chu]] valley, then Captain Rawat's battalion was deployed against the Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/army-chief-general-bipin-rawat-bakshi/1/837176.html|title=Why General Rawat made the cut which General Bakshi failed to|access-date=18 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217204522/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/army-chief-general-bipin-rawat-bakshi/1/837176.html|archive-date=17 December 2016}}</ref> The standoff was the first military confrontation along the disputed [[McMahon Line]] after the [[Sino-Indian War|1962 war]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Flashback from 1986: When India First Stared China in the Eye |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/flashback-from-1986-when-india-first-stared-china-in-the-eye-1454405.html |access-date=8 December 2021 |work=News18 |date=7 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref>


===UN Mission in Congo===
===UN mission in Congo===
While commanding [[MONUSCO]] (a Multinational Brigade in a Chapter VII mission in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]), Rawat had a truly outstanding tour. Within two weeks of deployment in the DRC, the Brigade faced a major offensive in the east which threatened not only the regional capital of [[North Kivu]], [[Goma]], but stability across the country as a whole. The situation demanded a rapid response and North Kivu Brigade was reinforced, where it was responsible for over 7,000 men and women, representing nearly half of the total MONUSCO force. Whilst simultaneously engaged in offensive kinetic operations against the CNDP and other armed groups, Rawat (then [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]) carried out tactical support to the Congolese Army ([[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|FARDC]]), sensitization programmes with the local population and detailed coordination to ensure that all were informed about the situation and worked together in prosecuting operations whilst trying to protect the vulnerable population. This hectic period of operational tempo lasted a full four months and during this time Rawat, his headquarters and his international Brigade, were tested to the full, across the operational spectrum. His personal leadership, courage and experience were pivotal to the success that the Brigade achieved. [[Goma]] never fell, the East stabilized and the main armed group was motivated to the negotiating table and has since been integrated into the [[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|FARDC]]. He was also tasked to present the Revised Charter of Peace Enforcement to the Special Representatives of the Secretary General and Force Commanders of all the UN missions in a special conference at [[Wilton Park]], [[London]] on 16 May 2009.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/how-lt-gen-bipin-rawat-changed-the-face-of-un-peacekeeping-in-conflict-hit-congo/story-RLHFqcvPhzvZzeLdiL1u8M.html|title=How Lt Gen Rawat changed the face of UN peacekeeping in conflict-hit Congo|date=2016-12-18|newspaper=hindustantimes.com|access-date=2016-12-19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218200919/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/how-lt-gen-bipin-rawat-changed-the-face-of-un-peacekeeping-in-conflict-hit-congo/story-RLHFqcvPhzvZzeLdiL1u8M.html|archive-date=2016-12-18}}</ref>
Rawat commanded [[MONUSCO]] (a Multinational Brigade in a Chapter VII mission in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]). Within two weeks of deployment in the DRC, the Brigade faced a major offensive in the east which threatened not only the regional capital of [[North Kivu]], [[Goma]], but stability across the country as a whole. The situation demanded a rapid response and North Kivu Brigade was reinforced, where it was responsible for over 7,000 men and women, representing nearly half of the total MONUSCO force. Whilst simultaneously engaged in offensive kinetic operations against the CNDP and other armed groups, Rawat (then [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]) carried out tactical support to the Congolese Army ([[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|FARDC]]), sensitization programmes with the local population and detailed coordination to ensure that all were informed about the situation and worked together in prosecuting operations whilst trying to protect the vulnerable population. This hectic period of operational tempo lasted a full four months. [[Goma]] never fell, the East stabilized and the main armed group was motivated to the negotiating table and has since been integrated into the FARDC. He was also tasked to present the Revised Charter of Peace Enforcement to the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and Force Commanders of all the UN missions in a special conference at [[Wilton Park]], London, on 16 May 2009.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/how-lt-gen-bipin-rawat-changed-the-face-of-un-peacekeeping-in-conflict-hit-congo/story-RLHFqcvPhzvZzeLdiL1u8M.html|title=How Lt Gen Rawat changed the face of UN peacekeeping in conflict-hit Congo|date=18 December 2016|newspaper=hindustantimes.com|access-date=19 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218200919/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/how-lt-gen-bipin-rawat-changed-the-face-of-un-peacekeeping-in-conflict-hit-congo/story-RLHFqcvPhzvZzeLdiL1u8M.html|archive-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>


[[File:Bipin Rawat Baton.jpg|thumb|right|250px|General [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]] handing over the baton to Gen Bipin Rawat at the Army HQ]]
[[File:Bipin Rawat Baton.jpg|thumb|right|250px|General [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]] handing over the baton to Rawat at Army HQ]]


===2015 Myanmar strikes===
===2015 Myanmar strikes===
In June 2015, eighteen Indian soldiers were killed in an [[2015 Manipur ambush|ambush]] by militants belonging to the [[United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia]] (UNLFW) in [[Manipur]]. The Indian Army responded with [[2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar|cross-border strikes]] in which units of the 21st battalion of the [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]] struck an NSCN-K base in [[Myanmar]]. [[Para (Special Forces)|21 Para]] was under the operational control of the [[Dimapur]] based [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]], which was then commanded by Rawat.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://scroll.in/article/824529/rawats-appointment-as-army-chief-is-in-line-with-modis-aggressive-foreign-policy|title=Rawat's appointment as Army chief is in line with Modi's aggressive foreign policy|last=Datta|first=Saikat|newspaper=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219123814/http://scroll.in/article/824529/rawats-appointment-as-army-chief-is-in-line-with-modis-aggressive-foreign-policy|archive-date=2016-12-19}}</ref>
In June 2015, eighteen Indian soldiers were killed in an [[2015 Manipur ambush|ambush]] by militants belonging to the [[United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia]] (UNLFW) in [[Manipur]]. The [[Indian Army]] responded with [[2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar|cross-border strikes]] in which units of the 21st battalion of the [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]] struck an NSCN-K base in [[Myanmar]]. [[Para (Special Forces)|21 Para]] was under the operational control of the [[Dimapur]] based [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]], which was then commanded by Rawat.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://scroll.in/article/824529/rawats-appointment-as-army-chief-is-in-line-with-modis-aggressive-foreign-policy|title=Rawat's appointment as Army chief is in line with Modi's aggressive foreign policy|last=Datta|first=Saikat|newspaper=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=19 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219123814/http://scroll.in/article/824529/rawats-appointment-as-army-chief-is-in-line-with-modis-aggressive-foreign-policy|archive-date=19 December 2016}}</ref>


===Bilateral visits as Chief of the Army Staff===
===Bilateral visits as Chief of the Army Staff===
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|28 - 31 March
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* Bilateral discussions with President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister.
* Bilateral discussions with President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister.
* Visited a high-altitude military warfare training centre at [[Pokhara]] and [[Muktinath]].
* Visited a high-altitude military warfare training centre at [[Pokhara]] and [[Muktinath]].
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/indian-army-chief-gen-rawat-to-visit-nepal/story-Y2HwouDcs0JbqW4rXSWu5L.html|title=Indian Army Chief Gen Rawat to visit Nepal|date=2017-03-19|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2017-03-19|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319135320/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/indian-army-chief-gen-rawat-to-visit-nepal/story-Y2HwouDcs0JbqW4rXSWu5L.html|archive-date=2017-03-19}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:160098)|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-03-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329141654/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A160098%29|archive-date=2017-03-29}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/indian-army-chief-gen-rawat-to-visit-nepal/story-Y2HwouDcs0JbqW4rXSWu5L.html|title=Indian Army Chief Gen Rawat to visit Nepal|date=19 March 2017|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=19 March 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319135320/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/indian-army-chief-gen-rawat-to-visit-nepal/story-Y2HwouDcs0JbqW4rXSWu5L.html|archive-date=19 March 2017}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:160098)|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=29 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329141654/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A160098%29|archive-date=29 March 2017}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|31 March - 2 April
|31 March – 2 April
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* Bilateral discussions with President, Prime Minister and Chief of Army Staff.
* Bilateral discussions with President, Prime Minister and Chief of Army Staff.
* Visited headquarters of an infantry division and armoured corps at [[Bogra]].
* Visited headquarters of an infantry division and armoured corps at [[Bogra]].
|<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/03/31/indian-army-chief-arrives-dhaka/|title=Indian army chief arrives in Dhaka {{!}} Dhaka Tribune|date=2017-03-31|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2017-03-31|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331133439/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/03/31/indian-army-chief-arrives-dhaka/|archive-date=2017-03-31}}</ref>
|<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/03/31/indian-army-chief-arrives-dhaka/|title=Indian army chief arrives in Dhaka {{!}} Dhaka Tribune|date=31 March 2017|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=31 March 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331133439/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/03/31/indian-army-chief-arrives-dhaka/|archive-date=31 March 2017}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Bhutan}}
|27 - 30 April
|27–30 April
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* Audience with King of Bhutan.
* Audience with King of Bhutan.
* Goodwill visit.
* Goodwill visit.
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:161383)|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-04-28|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008155452/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A161383%29|archive-date=2017-10-08}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:161383)|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=28 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008155452/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A161383%29|archive-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
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|28 - 31 May
|28–31 May
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* Bilateral discussions with [[State Counsellor of Myanmar|State Counseller]], [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar)|Union Minister for Foreign Affairs]], [[Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services]], [[Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services]] and [[Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Army|Commander-in-Chief of Army]].
* Bilateral discussions with [[State Counsellor of Myanmar|State Counseller]], [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar)|Union Minister for Foreign Affairs]], [[Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services]], [[Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services]] and [[Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Army|Commander-in-Chief of Army]].
* Visited National Defence College, [[Nay Pyi Taw]] and [[Defence Services Academy]], [[Pyin Oo Lwin|Pwin Oo Lwin]].
* Visited National Defence College, [[Nay Pyi Taw]] and [[Defence Services Academy]], [[Pyin Oo Lwin|Pwin Oo Lwin]].
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:162203)|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-05-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008155452/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A162203%29|archive-date=2017-10-08}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:162203)|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=29 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008155452/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A162203%29|archive-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}
|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}
|1 - 3 August
|1–3 August
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* Bilateral discussions with Defence Minister, Chairman of the National Security Committee, Vice Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief of Land Forces of Kazakhstan.
* Bilateral discussions with Defence Minister, Chairman of the National Security Committee, Vice Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief of Land Forces of Kazakhstan.
* Visited elite Air Assault Brigade and National Defence University in Astana
* Visited elite Air Assault Brigade and National Defence University in Astana
|<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:169337)|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-08-01|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801073043/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A169337%29|archive-date=2017-08-01}}</ref>
|<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:169337)|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=1 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801073043/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A169337%29|archive-date=1 August 2017}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Turkmenistan }}
|{{Flag|Turkmenistan }}
|4 - 5 August
|4–5 August
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* Bilateral discussions with Minister of Defence & Secretary, National Security Council, First Deputy Minister & Chief of General Staff, Commanders of Land, Naval, Air & Air Defence Forces
* Bilateral discussions with Minister of Defence & Secretary, National Security Council, First Deputy Minister & Chief of General Staff, Commanders of Land, Naval, Air & Air Defence Forces
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|12 - 14 February
|12–14 February
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* Bilateral meetings with President and Prime Minister
* Bilateral meetings with President and Prime Minister
* Chief guest at Army day of the [[Nepalese Army]]
* Chief guest at Army day of the [[Nepalese Army]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-army-chief-on-three-day-visit-to-nepal-from-tomorrow/articleshow/62875071.cms|title=Indian Army chief on three-day visit to Nepal from tomorrow|date=2018-02-11|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/army-chief-gen-bipin-rawat-in-nepal-for-nepali-army-day201802130857220003/|title=Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat in Nepal for Nepali Army Day|website=aninews.in|language=en|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indian-army-chief-gen-bipin-rawat-in-nepal-to-meet-prez-pm/story-5e8lzBZCrMj6Apv0vCl4DI.html|title=Indian Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat in Nepal, to meet Prez, PM|date=2018-02-13|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2018-02-15|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-army-chief-on-three-day-visit-to-nepal-from-tomorrow/articleshow/62875071.cms|title=Indian Army chief on three-day visit to Nepal from tomorrow|date=11 February 2018|work=The Economic Times|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/army-chief-gen-bipin-rawat-in-nepal-for-nepali-army-day201802130857220003/|title=Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat in Nepal for Nepali Army Day|website=aninews.in|language=en|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indian-army-chief-gen-bipin-rawat-in-nepal-to-meet-prez-pm/story-5e8lzBZCrMj6Apv0vCl4DI.html|title=Indian Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat in Nepal, to meet Prez, PM|date=13 February 2018|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=15 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
|14 - 17 May
|14–17 May
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* Bilateral meetings with President, Prime Minister and Chiefs of Sri Lankan Armed Forces
* Bilateral meetings with President, Prime Minister and Chiefs of Sri Lankan Armed Forces
* Visited the [[Sri Lanka Military Academy]], Diyatalawa and military establishments at [[Kandy]] and [[Trincomalee]]
* Visited the [[Sri Lanka Military Academy]], Diyatalawa and military establishments at [[Kandy]] and [[Trincomalee]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2018/05/11/chief-of-staff-of-the-indian-army-general-rawat-to-visit-sri-lanka/|title=Chief of Staff of the Indian Army General Rawat to visit Sri Lanka {{!}} The Sunday Leader|website=thesundayleader.lk|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=179251|title=Visit of Coas to Sri Lanka|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-05-13}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2018/05/11/chief-of-staff-of-the-indian-army-general-rawat-to-visit-sri-lanka/|title=Chief of Staff of the Indian Army General Rawat to visit Sri Lanka {{!}} The Sunday Leader|website=thesundayleader.lk|language=en-US|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=179251|title=Visit of Coas to Sri Lanka|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Russia}}
|1 - 6 October
|1–6 October
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* Bilateral meetings with senior military officers
* Bilateral meetings with senior military officers
* Visited the Mikhailovskaya Artillery Academy, Western Military District HQ (St Petersburg) and HQ and General Staff Academy at Moscow
* Visited the Mikhailovskaya Artillery Academy, Western Military District HQ (St Petersburg) and HQ and General Staff Academy at Moscow
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=183854|title=Visit of COAS to Russia|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=183854|title=Visit of COAS to Russia|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
|22 - 25 November
|22–25 November
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* Bilateral meetings with Defence Minister, Deputy Chief of the General Staff and other senior military personnel
* Bilateral meetings with Defence Minister, Deputy Chief of the General Staff and other senior military personnel
* Visited the HQ of an infantry division near Hanoi and 7 Military Region HQ at Ho Chi Minh City
* Visited the HQ of an infantry division near Hanoi and 7 Military Region HQ at Ho Chi Minh City
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=185855|title=Visit of COAS to Vietnam|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-11-25}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=185855|title=Visit of COAS to Vietnam|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Tanzania}}<br />{{Flag|Kenya}}
|17 - 20 December
|17–20 December
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* Met senior civil and military leaders of the two countries
* Met senior civil and military leaders of the two countries
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|{{Flag|United States}}
|2 - 5 April
|2–5 April
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* Bilateral meetings with [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]] [[General (United States)|General]] [[Mark A. Milley]] and [[General (United States)|General]] [[Joseph Dunford]], [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]
* Bilateral meetings with [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]] [[General (United States)|General]] [[Mark A. Milley]] and [[General (United States)|General]] [[Joseph Dunford]], [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=189616|title=Visit of Chief of the Army Staff to USA|website=pib.nic.in}}</ref>
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|[[File:Flag of Maldives.svg|left|frameless|22x22px]][[Maldives]]
|[[File:Flag of Maldives.svg|left|frameless|22x22px]] [[Maldives]]
|30 Sept - 3 Oct 2019
|30 September – 3 October 2019
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* Interacted with the hierarchy of the Maldivian government and armed forces.
* Interacted with the hierarchy of the Maldivian government and armed forces.
* visit aimed at strengthening close bilateral defense ties between the two nations.
* visit aimed at strengthening close bilateral defence ties between the two nations.
* Army Chief meet Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Hon'ble President of Maldives, Ms Mariya Ahmed Didi, minister of defense, Mr Abdullah Shahid, foreign minister and Major General Abdulla Shamaal, chief of National Defense Forces.
* Army Chief meet Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Hon'ble President of Maldives, Ms Mariya Ahmed Didi, minister of defence, Mr Abdullah Shahid, foreign minister and Major General Abdulla Shamaal, chief of National Defence Forces.
* Military vehicles and military equipment exchanged
* Military vehicles and military equipment exchanged
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=193492|title=Visit of General Bipin Rawat, Coas to Maldives|website=pib.gov.in|access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=193492|title=Visit of General Bipin Rawat, Coas to Maldives|website=pib.gov.in|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
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=== Comments on China ===
=== Comments on China ===
On 15 September 2021 while speaking at an event in the capacity of the CDS at the India International Centre in New Delhi, General Rawat touched upon the theory of 'clash of civilisations' with regards to the western civilisation and China's growing relations with countries like Iran and Turkey .<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-16|title=Afghanistan may see more turmoil: CDS Bipin Rawat|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/afghanistan-may-see-more-turmoil-cds-bipin-rawat-7511524/|access-date=2021-09-24|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The next day, on 16 September 2021, India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar conveyed to his Chinese counterpart that India does not subscribe to any 'clash of civilisations' theory.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-18|title=Jaishankar disagrees with CDS: India doesn’t believe in clash of civilisations|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bipin-rawat-s-jaishankar-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-7516621/|access-date=2021-09-24|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
On 15 September 2021 while speaking at an event in the capacity of the CDS at the [[India International Centre]] in New Delhi, General Rawat touched upon the theory of [[Clash of Civilizations|clash of civilisations]] with regards to the western civilisation and China's growing relations with countries like Iran and Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 September 2021|title=Afghanistan may see more turmoil: CDS Bipin Rawat|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/afghanistan-may-see-more-turmoil-cds-bipin-rawat-7511524/|access-date=24 September 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The next day, on 16 September 2021, India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar conveyed to his Chinese counterpart that India does not subscribe to any clash of civilisations theory.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 September 2021|title=Jaishankar disagrees with CDS: India doesn't believe in clash of civilisations|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bipin-rawat-s-jaishankar-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-7516621/|access-date=24 September 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>


== Death ==
==Personal life==
[[File:The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat and Mrs. Madhulika Rawat with the Cadets from North-East Region, at the NCC Reception, in New Delhi on January 16, 2018.jpg|thumb|320x150px|Madhulika Rawat and then [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|COAS]] Bipin Rawat at the NCC Reception, in New Delhi on 16 January 2018.]]


In 1985, Rawat married Madhulika Raje Singh. A descendant of an erstwhile princely family, she was the daughter of ''Kunwar'' Mrigendra Singh, sometime ''Riyasatdar'' of the ''[[pargana]]'' of [[Sohagpur]] Riyasat in [[Shahdol district]] and an [[Indian National Congress]] MLA from the district in 1967 and 1972.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=8 December 2021 |title=Chopper crash: Madhya Pradesh loses daughter Madhulika and son-in-law General Bipin Rawat |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/dec/08/chopper-crash-madhya-pradesh-loses-daughter-madhulika-and-son-in-law-general-bipin-rawat-2393268.html |work=The New Indian Express |location= |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> She was educated at Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya in Gwalior and graduated in psychology at [[Delhi University]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=ABP News|date=8 December 2021|title=Madhulika Rawat, Wife Of Bipin Rawat, Belonged To A Royal Family In Madhya Pradesh|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/madhulika-rawat-wife-of-bipin-rawat-belonged-a-royal-family-in-madhya-pradesh-did-you-know-1498535|access-date=8 December 2021|website=news.abplive.com|language=en}}</ref> The couple had two daughters, Kritika and Tarini.<ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Rahul |date=8 December 2021 |title=General Rawat, his wife and 11 others killed in IAF chopper crash |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/general-rawat-his-wife-and-11-others-killed-in-iaf-chopper-crash-101638969201110.html |work=The Hindustan Times |location= |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>
Madhulika Rawat was the president of the [[Army Wives Welfare Association]] (AWWA) during Bipin Rawat's tenure as Chief of Army Staff. She became the president of the [[Defence Wives Welfare Association]] (DWWA), upon the creation of the post and the appointment of General Bipin Rawat as the first CDS. She worked to make the wives of defence personnel financially independent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Know about CDS General Bipin Rawat's family - Wife Madhulika Rawat, children|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-know-about-cds-general-bipin-rawat-s-family-wife-madhulika-rawat-children-2923067|access-date=8 December 2021|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> She was also involved with NGOs and welfare associations such as Veer Naris that assists widows of military personnel, differently-abled children and cancer patients.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 December 2021|title=Madhulika Rawat: Here's everything about a woman who wore many hats|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/madhulika-rawat-cds-bipin-rawats-wife-was-a-woman-who-wore-many-hats-10196331.html|access-date=8 December 2021|website=Firstpost|language=en}}</ref>
==Death==
{{Main|2021 Indian Air Force Mi-17 crash}}
{{Main|2021 Indian Air Force Mi-17 crash}}
On December 8, 2021, Rawat was aboard an [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] [[Mil Mi-17|helicopter]] which [[2021 Indian Air Force Mi-17 crash|crashed]] in [[Coonoor]], [[Tamil Nadu]] on its way from the [[Sulur Air Force Base|Sulur Airforce base]] to the [[Defence Services Staff College|Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington]].<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tamil-nadu-chopper-crash-live-updates-cds-general-bipin-rawat-1885476-2021-12-08</ref> Fourteen passengers were aboard, including Rawat's family members, with 13 dead bodies recovered thus far. Rawat's status, however, is still unknown.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-08|title=Gen Bipin Rawat chopper crash: IAF chopper with CDS Bipin Rawat, 13 others crashes in Tamil Nadu; Rajnath Singh to brief Parliament tomorrow|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/cds-bipin-rawat-army-chopper-crash-live-updates-7662227/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
On 8 December 2021, Rawat, his wife and members of his staff were amongst 10 passengers and 4 crew members aboard an [[Indian Air Force]] [[Mil Mi-17]] helicopter flight en route from the [[Sulur Air Force Base|Sulur Airforce base]] to the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), Wellington, where Rawat was to deliver a lecture.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Desk|first=The Hindu Net|date=8 December 2021|title=Indian Air Force helicopter crash live {{!}} Gen. Bipin Rawat, wife and 11 others dead|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/live-updates-air-force-helicopter-with-cds-bipin-rawat-others-on-board-crashes-in-coonoor-tamil-nadu/article37894521.ece|access-date=8 December 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> At around 12:10 p.m. local time, the aircraft crashed near a residential colony of private tea estate employees on the outskirts of the hamlet of Nanjappachatiram, [[Bandishola]] panchayat, in the Katteri-Nanchappanchathram area of [[Coonoor]] taluk, [[Nilgiris district]].<ref name="TNIE_chopper_crash">{{cite news |last1=M. |first1=Saravanan|last2=Sundar|first2=P. S. |date=8 December 2021 |title=First Chief of Defence Bipin Rawat, 12 others killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/dec/08/first-chief-of-defence-bipin-rawat-12-others-killed-in-chopper-crash-in-tamil-nadus-coonoor-2393293.html |work=The New Indian Express |location= |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="TNIE_Coonoor">{{cite news |last=M. |first=Saravanan|date=8 December 2021 |title=Coonoor helicopter mishap: 'One of the injured men asked for water', recount eyewitnesses |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/dec/08/coonoor-helicopter-mishap-one-of-the-injured-men-asked-for-water-recount-eyewitnesses-2393307.html|work=The New Indian Express |location= |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="Sulur_tragedy">{{cite news |last=Saravanan |first=M.|date=9 December 2021 |title=Sulur chopper tragedy: 'Never seen anything this tragic', say Coonoor fire and rescue personnel  |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/dec/08/sulur-chopper-tragedy-never-seen-anything-this-tragic-say-coonoor-fire-and-rescue-personnel-2393297.html|work=The New Indian Express |location= |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> The crash site was 10 km from the flight's intended destination.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madhav|first=Pramod |date=8 December 2021|title=CDS General Bipin Rawat's chopper crashes in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/army-chopper-crash-tamil-nadu-coonoor-1885464-2021-12-08|access-date=2021-12-09|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Rawat's death – and those of his wife and 11 others – was later confirmed by the [[Indian Air Force]]. Rawat's liaison officer, Group Captain [[Varun Singh (Indian Air Force Officer)|Varun Singh]] was the sole survivor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 December 2021|title=Gen Bipin Rawat chopper crash: IAF chopper with CDS Bipin Rawat, 13 others crashes in Tamil Nadu; Rajnath Singh to brief Parliament tomorrow|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/cds-bipin-rawat-army-chopper-crash-live-updates-7662227/|access-date=8 December 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Rawat was 63 at the time of his death.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 December 2021|title=Bipin Rawat: India's top general dies in helicopter crash|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59576082|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>


==Honours and decorations==
==Honours and decorations==
During his career span of over 40 years, he has been awarded for gallantry and distinguished service with the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Yudh Seva Medal]], [[Sena Medal]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] and the [[Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces#Commendation Car|COAS Commendation]] on two occasions and the Army Commander’s Commendation.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/bipin-rawat-indian-army-chief-birender-singh-dhanoa-air-force-4432972/|title=Superseding two senior Lt Gens, Bipin Rawat is new Army Chief; Dhanoa to head Air Force|date=2016-12-18|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-12-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218011736/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/bipin-rawat-indian-army-chief-birender-singh-dhanoa-air-force-4432972/|archive-date=2016-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/army-new-chief-lt-gen-bipin-rawat-air-force-bs-dhanoa/1/837110.html|title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat appointed new Army chief, Air Marshal BS Dhanoa as new Air Force chief|access-date=2016-12-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217193928/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/army-new-chief-lt-gen-bipin-rawat-air-force-bs-dhanoa/1/837110.html|archive-date=2016-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/eight-things-you-need-to-know-about-new-army-chief-bipin-rawat/story-BDd2pWxRd44X44Z1lIog8N.html|title=Eight things you need to know about new army chief Bipin Rawat|date=2016-12-17|newspaper=Hindustantimes|access-date=2016-12-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217193532/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/eight-things-you-need-to-know-about-new-army-chief-bipin-rawat/story-BDd2pWxRd44X44Z1lIog8N.html|archive-date=2016-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/opinion/2016/12/18/bipin-rawat-new-army-chief-has-what-government-wants-operational-experience-syed-ata-hasnain-defence|title=New Army Chief Has What the Govt Wants: Nuts-and-Bolts Experience|newspaper=The Quint|access-date=2016-12-19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220130653/https://www.thequint.com/opinion/2016/12/18/bipin-rawat-new-army-chief-has-what-government-wants-operational-experience-syed-ata-hasnain-defence|archive-date=2016-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=135773|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-08|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008155412/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=135773|archive-date=2017-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/lt-gen-mathews-takes-over-as-goc-of-indias-only-desert-corps/|title=Lt Gen Mathews takes over as GoC of India's only desert corps|date=2014-09-01|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
During his career of nearly 43 years, he was awarded for gallantry and distinguished service with the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Yudh Seva Medal]], [[Sena Medal]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal]], the [[Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces#Commendation Car|COAS Commendation]] on two occasions and the Army Commander’s Commendation.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/bipin-rawat-indian-army-chief-birender-singh-dhanoa-air-force-4432972/|title=Superseding two senior Lt Gens, Bipin Rawat is new Army Chief; Dhanoa to head Air Force|date=18 December 2016|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=18 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218011736/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/bipin-rawat-indian-army-chief-birender-singh-dhanoa-air-force-4432972/|archive-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/army-new-chief-lt-gen-bipin-rawat-air-force-bs-dhanoa/1/837110.html|title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat appointed new Army chief, Air Marshal BS Dhanoa as new Air Force chief|access-date=18 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217193928/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/army-new-chief-lt-gen-bipin-rawat-air-force-bs-dhanoa/1/837110.html|archive-date=17 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/eight-things-you-need-to-know-about-new-army-chief-bipin-rawat/story-BDd2pWxRd44X44Z1lIog8N.html|title=Eight things you need to know about new army chief Bipin Rawat|date=17 December 2016|newspaper=Hindustantimes|access-date=18 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217193532/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/eight-things-you-need-to-know-about-new-army-chief-bipin-rawat/story-BDd2pWxRd44X44Z1lIog8N.html|archive-date=17 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/opinion/2016/12/18/bipin-rawat-new-army-chief-has-what-government-wants-operational-experience-syed-ata-hasnain-defence|title=New Army Chief Has What the Govt Wants: Nuts-and-Bolts Experience|newspaper=The Quint|access-date=19 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220130653/https://www.thequint.com/opinion/2016/12/18/bipin-rawat-new-army-chief-has-what-government-wants-operational-experience-syed-ata-hasnain-defence|archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=135773|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=8 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008155412/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=135773|archive-date=8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/lt-gen-mathews-takes-over-as-goc-of-indias-only-desert-corps/|title=Lt Gen Mathews takes over as GoC of India's only desert corps|date=1 September 2014|work=The Indian Express|access-date=23 October 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>


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|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]]  || 16 December 1978<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=212  |date=21 February 1981 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0959-1981-0008-42603.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0959-1981-0008-42603.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021|df=dmy-all}}</ref>  
|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]]  || 16 December 1978<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=212  |date=21 February 1981 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0959-1981-0008-42603.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0959-1981-0008-42603.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021}}</ref>  
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army  || 16 December 1980<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=995  |date=1 August 1981 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0961-1981-0031-42646.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0961-1981-0031-42646.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021|df=dmy-all}}</ref>  
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || Lieutenant || Indian Army  || 16 December 1980<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=995  |date=1 August 1981 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0961-1981-0031-42646.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0961-1981-0031-42646.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021}}</ref>  
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|align="center" |[[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 31 July 1984<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=375  |date=23 March 1985 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0012-34591.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0012-34591.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 31 July 1984<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=375  |date=23 March 1985 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0012-34591.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0012-34591.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 16 December 1989<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1746  |date=3 November 1990 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1990/O-2466-1990-0044-112602.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1990/O-2466-1990-0044-112602.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021|df=dmy-all}}</ref>  
|align="center" |[[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || Major || Indian Army || 16 December 1989<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1746  |date=3 November 1990 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1990/O-2466-1990-0044-112602.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1990/O-2466-1990-0044-112602.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021}}</ref>  
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 June 1998<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=811  |date=18 May 2002 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2002/O-2520-2002-0020-114254.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2002/O-2520-2002-0020-114254.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 June 1998<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=811  |date=18 May 2002 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2002/O-2520-2002-0020-114254.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2002/O-2520-2002-0020-114254.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 August 2003<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=974  |date=25 June 2005 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_26_2011_116.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_26_2011_116.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021|df=dmy-all}}</ref>  
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 August 2003<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=974  |date=25 June 2005 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_26_2011_116.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_26_2011_116.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021}}</ref>  
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|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg|35px]]  || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 1 October 2007 (seniority from 17 May 2007)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=254  |date=21 February 2009 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2009/W_8_2010_009.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2009/W_8_2010_009.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021|df=dmy-all}}</ref>  
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg|35px]]  || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 1 October 2007 (seniority from 17 May 2007)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=254  |date=21 February 2009 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2009/W_8_2010_009.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2009/W_8_2010_009.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2021}}</ref>  
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|align="center" |[[File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]] || Indian Army || 20 October 2011 (substantive, seniority from 11 May 2010)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=95  |date=19 January 2013 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2013/W_3_2013_205.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]] || Indian Army || 20 October 2011 (substantive, seniority from 11 May 2010)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=95  |date=19 January 2013 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2013/W_3_2013_205.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]]  || [[General (India)|General]]<br>(COAS) || Indian Army || 1 January 2017<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=223  |date=25 March 2017 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/174966.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Rank insignia for India CDS.svg|35px]]|| [[General (India)|General]]<br>(CDS) || [[Indian Armed Forces]]<br>(tri-service)|| 31 December 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=General Bipin Rawat Appointed as Chief of Defence Staff|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1598029|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 December 2019|access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Rank insignia for India CDS.svg|35px]]|| [[General (India)|General]]<br>(CDS) || [[Indian Armed Forces]]<br>(tri-service)|| 31 December 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=General Bipin Rawat Appointed as Chief of Defence Staff|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1598029|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=30 December 2019|access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref>
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General
Bipin Rawat
PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC
File:Bipin Rawat Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).jpg
Official portrait, 2020
1st Chief of Defence Staff
In office
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) – 8 December 2021 (2021-12-08)
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Minister of DefenceRajnath Singh
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byVacant
57th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) – 31 December 2019 (2019-12-31)
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Minister of DefenceRajnath Singh
Preceded byBirender Singh Dhanoa
Succeeded byOffice abolished
26th Chief of the Army Staff
In office
31 December 2016 (2016-12-31) – 31 December 2019 (2019-12-31)
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Ram Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Minister of DefenceNirmala Sitharaman
Arun Jaitley
Manohar Parrikar
Preceded byDalbir Singh Suhag
Succeeded byManoj Mukund Naravane[1]
37th Vice Chief of the Army Staff
In office
1 September 2016 (2016-09-01) – 31 December 2016 (2016-12-31)
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Minister of DefenceManohar Parrikar
Preceded byMan Mohan Singh Rai
Succeeded bySarath Chand
Personal details
Born
Bipin Laxman Singh Rawat

(1958-03-16)16 March 1958
Pauri, Uttar Pradesh, India
(now in Uttarakhand, India)
Died8 December 2021(2021-12-08) (aged 63)
Bandishola, Tamil Nadu, India
Cause of deathHelicopter crash
Spouse(s)
​
(
m. 1985; died 2021)
Children2
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service16 December 1978 – 8 December 2021
Rank General
Unit5/11 Gorkha Rifles
Commands
Service numberIC-35471M[3]
Awards

General Bipin Laxman Singh Rawat PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC (16 March 1958 – 8 December 2021) was an Indian military officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army.[4] He served as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020 until his death in a helicopter crash in December 2021.[5][6][7] Prior to taking over as the CDS, he served as 57th and last Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee as well as 26th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.[8]

Early life and education

Bipin Laxman Singh Rawat was born in Pauri town of Pauri Garhwal district, modern-day Uttarakhand state, on 16 March 1958.[9] His family had been serving in the Indian Army for multiple generations. His father Laxman Singh Rawat was from Sainj village of the Pauri Garhwal district and rose to the rank of Lieutenant General.[10][11] His mother was from the Uttarkashi district and was the daughter of Kishan Singh Parmar, the ex-Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Uttarkashi.[12]

Rawat attended Cambrian Hall School in Dehradun and St. Edward's School in Shimla.[13] He then joined the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, from where he graduated first in the order of merit and was awarded the 'Sword of Honour'.[14]

Rawat was also a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington and the Higher Command Course at the United States Army Command and General Staff College (USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1997.[15][16][17] From his tenure at the DSSC, he obtained an MPhil degree in Defence Studies as well as diplomas in Management and Computer Studies from the University of Madras. In 2011, he was awarded a honorary doctorate by CCS University, Meerut for his research on military-media strategic studies.[18][19]

Military career

Early career

Rawat was commissioned into the 5th battalion, the 11 Gorkha Rifles (5/11 GR) on 16 December 1978, the same unit as his father.[20][21] He has much experience in high-altitude warfare and spent ten years conducting counter-insurgency operations.[17]

He commanded a company in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir as a major. As a colonel, he commanded his battalion, the 5th battalion, the 11 Gorkha Rifles, in the eastern sector along the Line of Actual Control at Kibithu. Promoted to the rank of brigadier, he commanded 5 Sector of Rashtriya Rifles in Sopore. He then commanded a multinational brigade in a Chapter VII mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), where he was twice awarded the Force Commander’s Commendation.[22][23]

General officer

After promotion to major general, Rawat took over as the General Officer Commanding 19th Infantry Division (Uri). As a lieutenant general, he commanded III Corps, headquartered in Dimapur, before taking over the Southern Army in Pune.[22][23]

He also held staff assignments which included an instructional tenure at the Indian Military Academy (Dehradun), General Staff Officer Grade 2 at the Military Operations Directorate, logistics staff officer of a Re-organised Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID) in central India, Colonel Military Secretary and Deputy Military Secretary in the Military Secretary’s Branch and Senior Instructor in the Junior Command Wing. He also served as the Major General General Staff (MGGS) of the Eastern Command.[22][23]

After being promoted to the Army Commander grade, Rawat assumed the post of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Southern Command on 1 January 2016. After a short stint, he assumed the post of Vice Chief of Army Staff on 1 September 2016.[24][25]

Chief of the Army Staff

On 17 December 2016, the Government of India appointed him as the 27th Chief of the Army Staff, superseding two more senior Lieutenant Generals, Praveen Bakshi and P. M. Hariz.[26] The appointment was politically controversial.[27]

He took office of Chief of Army Staff as the 27th COAS on 31 December 2016, after retirement of General Dalbir Singh Suhag.[28][29] He was the third officer from the Gorkha Brigade to become the Chief of the Army Staff, after Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and General Dalbir Singh Suhag.

On his visit to the United States in 2019, General Rawat was inducted to the United States Army Command and General Staff College International Hall of Fame.[30] He was the honorary General of Nepalese Army in accordance with the tradition between the Indian and Nepali armies to confer the honorary rank of General to each other's chiefs to signify their close and special military ties.[31]

1987 Sino-Indian skirmish

During the 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish in the Sumdorong Chu valley, then Captain Rawat's battalion was deployed against the Chinese People's Liberation Army.[32] The standoff was the first military confrontation along the disputed McMahon Line after the 1962 war.[33]

UN mission in Congo

Rawat commanded MONUSCO (a Multinational Brigade in a Chapter VII mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Within two weeks of deployment in the DRC, the Brigade faced a major offensive in the east which threatened not only the regional capital of North Kivu, Goma, but stability across the country as a whole. The situation demanded a rapid response and North Kivu Brigade was reinforced, where it was responsible for over 7,000 men and women, representing nearly half of the total MONUSCO force. Whilst simultaneously engaged in offensive kinetic operations against the CNDP and other armed groups, Rawat (then Brigadier) carried out tactical support to the Congolese Army (FARDC), sensitization programmes with the local population and detailed coordination to ensure that all were informed about the situation and worked together in prosecuting operations whilst trying to protect the vulnerable population. This hectic period of operational tempo lasted a full four months. Goma never fell, the East stabilized and the main armed group was motivated to the negotiating table and has since been integrated into the FARDC. He was also tasked to present the Revised Charter of Peace Enforcement to the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and Force Commanders of all the UN missions in a special conference at Wilton Park, London, on 16 May 2009.[15][16][34]

General Dalbir Singh Suhag handing over the baton to Rawat at Army HQ

2015 Myanmar strikes

In June 2015, eighteen Indian soldiers were killed in an ambush by militants belonging to the United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFW) in Manipur. The Indian Army responded with cross-border strikes in which units of the 21st battalion of the Parachute Regiment struck an NSCN-K base in Myanmar. 21 Para was under the operational control of the Dimapur based III Corps, which was then commanded by Rawat.[17][35]

Bilateral visits as Chief of the Army Staff

Country Date Purpose References
2017
   Nepal 28–31 March
  • Bilateral discussions with President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister.
  • Visited a high-altitude military warfare training centre at Pokhara and Muktinath.
 [36][37]
 Bangladesh 31 March – 2 April
  • Bilateral discussions with President, Prime Minister and Chief of Army Staff.
  • Visited headquarters of an infantry division and armoured corps at Bogra.
 [37][38]
 Bhutan 27–30 April
  • Audience with King of Bhutan.
  • Goodwill visit.
 [39]
 Myanmar 28–31 May [40]
 Kazakhstan 1–3 August
  • Bilateral discussions with Defence Minister, Chairman of the National Security Committee, Vice Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief of Land Forces of Kazakhstan.
  • Visited elite Air Assault Brigade and National Defence University in Astana
 [41]
 Turkmenistan 4–5 August
  • Bilateral discussions with Minister of Defence & Secretary, National Security Council, First Deputy Minister & Chief of General Staff, Commanders of Land, Naval, Air & Air Defence Forces
  • Visited the Military Institute & Military Academy
 [41]
2018
   Nepal 12–14 February
  • Bilateral meetings with President and Prime Minister
  • Chief guest at Army day of the Nepalese Army
 [42][43][44]
 Sri Lanka 14–17 May [45][46]
 Russia 1–6 October
  • Bilateral meetings with senior military officers
  • Visited the Mikhailovskaya Artillery Academy, Western Military District HQ (St Petersburg) and HQ and General Staff Academy at Moscow
 [47]
 Vietnam 22–25 November
  • Bilateral meetings with Defence Minister, Deputy Chief of the General Staff and other senior military personnel
  • Visited the HQ of an infantry division near Hanoi and 7 Military Region HQ at Ho Chi Minh City
 [48]
 Tanzania
 Kenya 		17–20 December
  • Met senior civil and military leaders of the two countries
 [49]
2019
 United States 2–5 April [50]
Maldives 		30 September – 3 October 2019
  • Interacted with the hierarchy of the Maldivian government and armed forces.
  • visit aimed at strengthening close bilateral defence ties between the two nations.
  • Army Chief meet Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Hon'ble President of Maldives, Ms Mariya Ahmed Didi, minister of defence, Mr Abdullah Shahid, foreign minister and Major General Abdulla Shamaal, chief of National Defence Forces.
  • Military vehicles and military equipment exchanged
 [51]

Comments on China

On 15 September 2021 while speaking at an event in the capacity of the CDS at the India International Centre in New Delhi, General Rawat touched upon the theory of clash of civilisations with regards to the western civilisation and China's growing relations with countries like Iran and Turkey.[52] The next day, on 16 September 2021, India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar conveyed to his Chinese counterpart that India does not subscribe to any clash of civilisations theory.[53]

Personal life

Madhulika Rawat and then COAS Bipin Rawat at the NCC Reception, in New Delhi on 16 January 2018.

In 1985, Rawat married Madhulika Raje Singh. A descendant of an erstwhile princely family, she was the daughter of Kunwar Mrigendra Singh, sometime Riyasatdar of the pargana of Sohagpur Riyasat in Shahdol district and an Indian National Congress MLA from the district in 1967 and 1972.[54] She was educated at Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya in Gwalior and graduated in psychology at Delhi University.[55] The couple had two daughters, Kritika and Tarini.[56]

Madhulika Rawat was the president of the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) during Bipin Rawat's tenure as Chief of Army Staff. She became the president of the Defence Wives Welfare Association (DWWA), upon the creation of the post and the appointment of General Bipin Rawat as the first CDS. She worked to make the wives of defence personnel financially independent.[57] She was also involved with NGOs and welfare associations such as Veer Naris that assists widows of military personnel, differently-abled children and cancer patients.[58]

Death

Main article: 2021 Indian Air Force Mi-17 crash

On 8 December 2021, Rawat, his wife and members of his staff were amongst 10 passengers and 4 crew members aboard an Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter flight en route from the Sulur Airforce base to the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington, where Rawat was to deliver a lecture.[59] At around 12:10 p.m. local time, the aircraft crashed near a residential colony of private tea estate employees on the outskirts of the hamlet of Nanjappachatiram, Bandishola panchayat, in the Katteri-Nanchappanchathram area of Coonoor taluk, Nilgiris district.[60][61][62] The crash site was 10 km from the flight's intended destination.[63] Rawat's death – and those of his wife and 11 others – was later confirmed by the Indian Air Force. Rawat's liaison officer, Group Captain Varun Singh was the sole survivor.[64] Rawat was 63 at the time of his death.[65]

Honours and decorations

During his career of nearly 43 years, he was awarded for gallantry and distinguished service with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal, Sena Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, the COAS Commendation on two occasions and the Army Commander’s Commendation.[15][66][67][68][69][70][71]

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Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Wound Medal Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal MONUSCO

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 16 December 1978[72]
Lieutenant Indian Army 16 December 1980[73]
Captain Indian Army 31 July 1984[74]
Major Indian Army 16 December 1989[75]
Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army 1 June 1998[76]
Colonel Indian Army 1 August 2003[77]
Brigadier Indian Army 1 October 2007 (seniority from 17 May 2007)[78]
Major General Indian Army 20 October 2011 (substantive, seniority from 11 May 2010)[79]
Lieutenant General Indian Army 1 June 2014 (substantive)[80]
General
(COAS)		 Indian Army 1 January 2017[81]
General
(CDS)		 Indian Armed Forces
(tri-service)		 31 December 2019[82]

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