Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat, who is set to be the next Army Chief, met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday.

The meeting, which lasted for about 25 minutes, was described as a "courtesy call" by sources.

Rawat later also met outgoing Army Chief General Dalbir Singh.

Rawat was named as the new Army Chief on Saturday, superseding two more senior Lieutenant Generals -- Eastern Army Commander Lt. Gen. Praveen Bakshi and Southern Army Commander Lt. Gen. P.M. Hariz.

Rawat would take over as the new Army Chief on December 31.

--IANS

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First Published: Dec 21 2016 | 5:50 PM IST

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