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[[General (India)|General]] '''Bikram Singh''', {{Small|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]}} <ref name="ibnknow">{{cite web|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PTC2C.aspx?MnId=xeJc3XP5Xi0gVSsqSjklJA==&ParentID=MwLOPn3l7BWODujIQNqObg==&flag=GaMXwIrIb4r/oM2QoLOXzQ== |title=Chief of the Army Staff |publisher=indianarmy.nic.in |access-date=1 June 2012}}</ref> is a retired Indian army officer who served as the | [[General (India)|General]] '''Bikram Singh''', {{Small|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]}} <ref name="ibnknow">{{cite web|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PTC2C.aspx?MnId=xeJc3XP5Xi0gVSsqSjklJA==&ParentID=MwLOPn3l7BWODujIQNqObg==&flag=GaMXwIrIb4r/oM2QoLOXzQ== |title=Chief of the Army Staff |publisher=indianarmy.nic.in |access-date=1 June 2012}}</ref> (born 1952) is a retired Indian army officer who served as the 24th [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) of the [[Indian Army]]. Previously the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the army's [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]], he succeeded [[Vijay Kumar Singh|General V. K. Singh]] as COAS on May 31, 2012.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/know-your-new-army-chief-general-bikram-singh-485869|title=Know your new army chief, General Bikram Singh|work=NDTV}}</ref> He retired on 31 July 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/lt-gen-dalbir-singh-suhag-take-army-chief-today-1642409.html|title=Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag to take over as army chief today|date=31 July 2014|publisher=First Post|location=New Delhi|access-date=31 July 2014}}</ref> He is the second Sikh to be COAS, the first having been [[Joginder Jaswant Singh|General J. J. Singh]].<ref>{{cite news |agency=PPI |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/344959/lt-general-bikram-singh-next-indian-army-chief/ |title=Lt General Bikram Singh to succeed Indian army chie |work=Express Tribune |access-date=31 May 2012}}</ref> He was also the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) of the Indian armed forces.<ref>{{cite news |title=General Bikram Singh takes over as most senior military chief|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-30/india/45708640_1_cosc-next-iaf-chief-acm-browne|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102132505/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-30/india/45708640_1_cosc-next-iaf-chief-acm-browne|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 January 2014|access-date=3 January 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 December 2013}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno speaks with Gen. Bikram Singh, chief of staff of the Indian Army, during an office call to the Pentagon in Washington, Dec. 5, 2013 131205-A-KH856-269.jpg|250px|thumbnail|[[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]], General [[Raymond T. Odierno]] speaking with Singh during an office call to [[The Pentagon]] in December 2013.]] | [[File:Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno speaks with Gen. Bikram Singh, chief of staff of the Indian Army, during an office call to the Pentagon in Washington, Dec. 5, 2013 131205-A-KH856-269.jpg|250px|thumbnail|[[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]], General [[Raymond T. Odierno]] speaking with Singh during an office call to [[The Pentagon]] in December 2013.]] | ||