Indian Army's next Chief Designate is Lt Gen Bipin Rawat, AVSM,YSM,SM,VSM, the present Vice Chief of the Indian Army. The nation is happy for this decision, and therefore it should be taken by all without questioning.
However debate, discussions and criticism has already started by the Congress,TMC and some equally clueless political parties, by certain disgruntled Army Officers and by those who are totally unaware about Army's functioning.
PM Shri Modiji, Def Min Parrikar and all responsible for the said decision have been deliberating on this issue since last four months and Lt Gen Bipin Rawat,AVSM,YSM,SM,VSM stands out as the Hands On Man for the job.A combat Infantry Officer with vast experience of combat in insurgency and terrorist operations in J&K and the Northeast. Therefore the General is best suited for this appointment in the present environment of military operations faced by the Indian Army.
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat, AVSM,YSM,SM,VSM, has superseded the senior most Army Commander Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi, AVSM, VSM, who is heading the Eastern Army and Lt Gen PM Hariz,SM,VSM, who is heading the Southern Army. Gen Bakshi is an Armoured Corps Officer and Gen Hariz is an mechanized Infantry Officer. Both being from mechanized forces are unsuited and lack military operation experience, to execute any meaningful combat operations in insurgency, anti-terrorist, mountainous and jungle combat environment, they lack personal combat experience in all these areas.
PM Modiji is planning and looking ahead for a major shift from the present most lethargic, slow and routine military operations being undertaken and conducted by the assured seniority based promoted Generals of the Indian Army. Presently, daily avoidable fatal military casualties are increasing without any preventive and corrective action taken by all in the Chain of Command. The Indians Defense Forces are fully aware that Pakistan is a rogue nation and therefore no fair play can be expected from her at any time, than why complain, train and become more combat professional, cut the long tail and kick out the fat and flab and fight ferociously like a real combat soldier.
Expectation therefore are very high from Lt Gen Bipin Rawat,AVSM,YSM,SM,VSM, who will be heading the fourth largest brave Indian Army; which will now be required to give results, be proactive, kill the enemy and train hard, be thoroughly professional and should prevent her own casualties. He is the next Chief of the Indian Army, not for cosmetic value and ceremonials.
