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General Bikram Singh
General Bikram Singh, (born 19 July 1952) is a retired Indian army officer who served as the 24th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. Previously the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the army's Eastern Command, he succeeded General V. K. Singh as COAS on May 31, 2012. He retired on 31 July 2014. He is the second Sikh to be COAS, the first having been General J. J. Singh. He was also the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) of the Indian armed forces. Military career Born at Amritsar, he spent his early childhood with his family at Jammu. In 1962, he joined the Punjab Public School, Nabha. The future chief had considered becoming a doctor as he was an exceptional student of Zoology and Biology. But the wars of 1962 and 1965 motivated him to join the NDA in 1968. When asked whether he ever regrets the choice made, Bikram said, "If I were ever to be born again, I would only join the Indian Army." A graduate of the 40th course at the National Defen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General (India)
General is a Four-star rank, four-star general officer rank in the Indian Army. It is the highest active rank in the Indian Army. General ranks above the three-star rank of Lieutenant General (India), lieutenant general and below the five-star rank of Field marshal (India), field marshal, which is largely a war-time or ceremonial rank. A general may be referred to as a full general or four-star general to distinguish them from lower general officer ranks like Lieutenant General (India), lieutenant general and major general. The equivalent rank in the Indian Navy is Admiral (India), admiral and in the Indian Air Force is Air Chief Marshal (India), air chief marshal. As of 2024, there are two serving full generals in the Indian Armed Forces, General Anil Chauhan, the Chief of Defence Staff (India), Chief of Defence Staff and Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, and General Upendra Dwivedi, Upendra Dwiwedi, the Chief of the Army Staff (India), Chie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chairman Of The Chiefs Of Staff Committee
The Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) is an administrative forum of the senior-most military leaders of the Indian Armed Forces, which advises the Government of India on all military and strategic matters deemed privy to military coordination, direction and policy between the country's three armed services. By organization, the COSC is comprised several key members, namely, Chief of Defence Staff - who acts as the Committee's ''Permanent Chairman'', along with the Chief of the Army Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff - all of whom are also additionally supported by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff. By function, the COSC has two principal responsibilities: one, to inculcate and implement jointness through integration of, ''inter alia'', the doctrine, logistics, and operations of the three armed services; two, to apprise to the nation's civilian leadership i.e., the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, on all matters related to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Legion Of Merit Commander Ribbon
US or Us most often refers to: * ''Us'' (pronoun), the objective case of the English first-person plural pronoun ''we'' * US, an abbreviation for the United States US, U.S., Us, us, or u.s. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Albums * ''Us'' (Brother Ali album) or the title song, 2009 * ''Us'' (Empress Of album), 2018 * ''Us'' (Mull Historical Society album), 2003 * ''Us'' (Peter Gabriel album), 1992 * ''Us'' (EP), by Moon Jong-up, 2021 * ''Us'', by Maceo Parker, 1974 * ''Us'', mini-album by Peakboy, 2019 Songs * "Us" (James Bay song), 2018 * "Us" (Jennifer Lopez song), 2018 * "Us" (Regina Spektor song), 2004 * "Us" (Gracie Abrams song), 2024 * "Us", by Azealia Banks from '' Fantasea'', 2012 * "Us", by Celine Dion from ''Let's Talk About Love'', 1997 * "Us", by Gucci Mane from '' Delusions of Grandeur'', 2019 * "Us", by Spoon from '' Hot Thoughts'', 2017 Other media * US Festival, two 1980s California music festivals organized by Steve Wozniak * ''Us'' (1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sena Medal Ribbon
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Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ribbon , an Indian aircraft fire-control radar
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Uttam is an Indian given name. Notable people with the name include: * Uttam Bandu Tupe * Uttam Gada * Uttam Kamble * Uttam Khobragade * Uttam Kumar * Uttam Kumar (artist) * Uttam Kunwar * Uttam Leishangthem Singh * Uttam Mohanty * Uttam Nakate * Uttam Neupane * Uttam Rai * Uttam Sarkar * Uttam Singh * Uttama Chola * Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta * Uttambhai Patel * Uttamchand Khimchand Sheth * Uttamrao Dhikale * Uttamrao Patil * Uttamsingh Pawar See also * Uttam AESA Radar Uttam () is a Solid-state electronics, solid-state gallium arsenide (GaAs) based active electronically scanned array, AESA radar under development by the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), a laboratory of the Indian Defence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM, ) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Distinguished Service decoration. The award can also be granted posthumously. Subsequent awards are represented by a bar worn on the ribbon. The awardee can use "AVSM" as post-nominal letters. History The Ati Vishisht Seva Medal was originally instituted as the "Vishisht Seva Medal, Class II" on 26 January 1960. Five other medals were instituted on the same day - the Sainya Seva Medal, Sena Medal, Nau Sena Medal and the Vayu Sena Medal. It was renamed on January 27, 1961, and the badge signed. Since 1980 the awarding of the medal have been restricted to operational service as the Yudh Seva Medal was created to recognize distinguished services in an operational environment. Design The Ati Vishisht Seva Medal is made of silver gilt and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Ribbon
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Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: , ) is a Military awards and decorations, military award of India. It is the highest peacetime medal of the Indian Armed Forces, and is awarded for "distinguished service of the most exceptional order." The medal is awarded for "distinguished service rendered by personnel of the Armed Forces." All ranks of the Armed Forces, including Territorial Army (India), Territorial Army, Auxiliary Force (India), Auxiliary and Reserve forces, Military Nursing Service, Nursing officers and other members of the Nursing services and other lawfully constituted Armed Forces are eligible for the medal, which may be awarded multiple times as well as posthumously. History The Param Vishisht Seva Medal was originally instituted as the "Vishisht Seva Medal, Class I" on 26 January 1960. Five other medals were instituted on the same day: the Sainya Seva Medal, Sena Medal, Nau Sena Medal and the Vayu Sena Medal. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ribbon
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Sikh Light Infantry
The Sikh Light Infantry is a light infantry regiment of the Indian Army.Anniversary Celebrations of Sikh LI The regiment is the successor unit to the 23rd, 32nd and 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers of the . The regiment recruits from the |
10th Indian Infantry Division
The 10 RAPID Division (erstwhile 10 Inf Division) was a war formed infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. In four years, the division travelled over from Tehran to Trieste, fought three small wars, and fought two great campaigns: the Anglo-Iraqi War, the Invasion of Syria–Lebanon, the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, the North African Campaign, and the Italian Campaign. After the partition of India, the division was allocated to the Pakistan Army. The Pakistani 10 Infantry Division is part of the IV Corps and is located in Lahore. The division was re-raised on 1 April 1965 as part of the independent Indian Army at Bangalore and Belgaum in Karnataka as 10 Mountain Division. World War II The division was formed in January 1941 at Ahmednagar, out of the 20th, 21st and 25th Indian Infantry Brigades. The first General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the division was Major-General W.A.K. Fraser. The division landed in Basra in April for the Anglo-Iraqi W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
