question: Who succeeded 27th Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat in the Indian Army to be responsible for operation and army related tasks?
answer: Sarath Chand
context: Title: Dalbir Singh
  Passage: General Dalbir Singh Suhag, (born 28 December 1954) was the 26th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, who assumed office on 31 July 2014, following the retirement of General Bikram Singh.  He served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) before taking charge as Chief of the Army Staff.  He retired on 31 December 2016.
  Title: Om Prakash Malhotra
  Passage: General Om Prakash "OP" Malhotra, PVSM (6 August 1922 – 29 December 2015) was an Indian Army General.  He was the 13th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 19781981.  He also served as the Ambassador of India to Indonesia from 19811984, and Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh from 19901991.
  Title: Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)
  Passage: The Vice Chief of the Army Staff is second in command of the Indian Army next to Chief of the Army Staff.  He is responsible for operation and army related tasks.  As of January 2017, the post was held by Sarath Chand succeeding Bipin Rawat.
  Title: Bipin Rawat
  Passage: General Bipin Rawat, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, is the 27th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.  He assumed office on 31 December 2016 after retirement of General Dalbir Singh.
  Title: Indian Army
  Passage: The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces.  The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and it is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four-star general.  Two officers have been conferred with the rank of field marshal, a five-star rank, which is a ceremonial position of great honour.  The Indian Army originated from the armies of the East India Company, which eventually became the British Indian Army, and the armies of the princely states, which finally became the national army after independence.  The units and regiments of the Indian Army have diverse histories and have participated in a number of battles and campaigns across the world, earning a large number of battle and theatre honours before and after Independence.
citations: Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India) Bipin Rawat