Complex sentence: General Kapoor took over the reins of the world's second largest fighting force on September 30,2007 at noon from General Joginder Jaswant Singh and declared that accelerating the modernization of the force would be among his top priorities.
Split into simpler sentences: General Kapoor took over the reins of the world's second largest fighting force on September 30,2007 at noon from General Joginder Jaswant Singh. The newly appointed general has declared that accelerating the modernization of the forces would be among his top priorities.