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Chief of Defence Staff (India)

January 13, 2023

The Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces (CDS) is the professional head and permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) of the Indian Armed Forces.[2] The Chief of Defence Staff is the highest-ranking uniformed officer on active duty in the Indian military and chief military adviser to the Minister of Defence. The Chief also heads the Department of Military Affairs. The CDS is assisted by a vice-chief, the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff.[3]

Chief of Defence Staff
Seal of the Chief of Defence Staff
Flag of the Chief of Defence Staff
Incumbent
General Anil Chauhan
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
since 30 September 2022
Integrated Defence Staff
TypeChief of Defence Forces
StatusLeader of the Armed Forces, Highest ranking military officer
AbbreviationCDS
Member of
Reports to Prime Minister
Minister of Defence
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
SeatIntegrated Defence Headquarters
AppointerAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Term length3 years,
or until the age of 65.[1]
Formation1 January 2020; 3 years ago (2020-01-01)
First holderGeneral Bipin Rawat
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC
DeputyChief of Integrated Defence Staff
WebsiteOfficial website

The first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, took office on 1 January 2020.[4] The position was created with the aim of improving coordination, tri-service effectiveness and overall integration of the combat capabilities of the Indian armed forces.[5] At the time of the creation of the post, no analogous position existed.[6][7]

Setting the stage for appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the government amended Service Rules of the Army, Navy and Air Force, allowing retired Service Chiefs and three-star officers eligible for consideration for the country’s top military post.

However, with an age limit that the retired officer should not have attained 62 years on the date of appointment, retired Service chiefs are largely ruled out, especially so for the present consideration.

“The Central Government may, if considered necessary, in public interest, appoint as CDS, an officer who is serving as Lieutenant General or General or an officer who has retired in the rank of Lieutenant General or General but has not attained the age of 62 on the date of appointment,” the amendment in the Service Rules of the Army says in the gazette dated 6 June 2022. Similar amendment was made in the service rules of Navy and Air Force as well.[8]

On 28 Sep 2022, the Government decided to appoint Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) who shall also function as Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Military Affairs with effect from the date of his assumption of charge and until further orders.[9]

History

The post of the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee (Chairman-CoSC) was created in 1947 as a precursor to the post of CDS, responsible for advice to the Defence Minister on all military matters.[10][11] The senior-most of the three service chiefs would be appointed Chairman CoSC.[12]

The need for a Chief of Defence Staff was felt as early as 1960s following wars with Pakistan and China.[13] Over the years the creation of such as post was raised.[14] However, officially, it was only following the Kargil Review Committee's recommendation in 1999 that the Group of Ministers (GoM) officially proposed the creation of the post of CDS in 2001.[15][16] Following committees, including the Naresh Chandra task force in 2012 and the Lieutenant General D. B. Shekatkar Committee in 2016, also proposed their own versions of a CDS.[17] The process of consulting all parties involved began in 2006. In 2017, the Cabinet Committee on Security started the process of making the final decision related to the creation of a post for the CDS.[18][19][20]

The matter had opposition over the years on various fronts.[21] After the war of 1971, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, had threatened to quit if the post of CDS was created.[22] In 2001 the government was on the brink of making the then Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral, Sushil Kumar, the CDS. A date had been fixed including other formalities. However, due to turf wars, among other reasons, the idea was scrapped.[6]

The official decision to create the position was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech on 15 August 2019 at the Red Fort, in New Delhi.[23][24] Following the announcement, a committee was announced on 23 August 2019 under the National Security Advisor, consisting of the Cabinet Secretary, the Defence Secretary and the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee (C-COSC) among others, to make final the powers of the CDS. The committee was to submit its report within six weeks.[25] By November 2019, the committee had largely completed its tasks.[3] On 24 December, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) formally established the post of Chief of Defence Staff.[26][27]

The first Chief of Defence Staff was General Bipin Rawat who took office on 1 January 2020.[28] On 15 December 2021, following the death of General Rawat,[29] General Manoj Mukund Naravane was appointed Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, pending the appointment of a new CDS.[30] This decision was made, as there was no clear order of succession for the CDS.[31]

Functions

At the time of creation of the post in December 2019, and as the permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, the CDS would implement integration and jointness of the three services, assign inter-services prioritisation to capital acquisition proposals, command the tri-service agencies, head the Department of Military Affairs and be a member of overall defence planning among other responsibilities.[2][32]

Among the first reforms proposed by the firsts CDS was the creation of an Air Defence Command.[33] Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDS emphasised the need to minimise costly defence imports, give a chance to domestic production even with only 70% of the general staff qualitative requirements, and not 'misrepresent operational requirements'.[34][35] In February 2020, the CDS announced the creation of joint military commands and theatre commands, Integrated Theatre Commands; and that the process of theaterisation will be complete in a number of years.[36][37] Each command will have units from Army, Navy and Air-force working in synergy with each other.[36] In September 2021, the CDS aired views on a prospective rocket or missile force.[38][39]

Uniform and insignia

While the Chief of Defence Staff wears the appropriately coloured uniform of their parent service, the gold-wreathed tri-service emblem of the Indian Armed Forces (the Naval anchor, crossed Army swords and Air Force eagle, all surmounted by the national emblem of India) is used in place of service insignia and unit emblems. The wreathed tri-service emblem is also substituted for service cap badges, uniform button and belt badge service insignia, shoulder flashes and the shoulder rank badges of a four-star officer with the four-star gorget patches similar to that used by a service chief. While the car pennant is that of the officer's parent service, the tri-service emblem is substituted for the rank stars.[40][41]

 
Rank insignia
 
Peak Cap
 
Belt Buckle
 
Buttons

Appointees

Key

  - Died in office

§ - Appointee retired from a 3-star rank

No. Portrait Chief of Defence Staff Took office Left office Time in office Service branch Minister of Defence Ref.
1
 
Rawat, BipinGeneral
Bipin Rawat
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC
(1958–2021)		1 January 20208 December 2021 †1 year, 341 days  Indian ArmySingh, RajnathRajnath Singh[28][42]
Vacant
(9 December 2021–29 September 2022)
2
 
Chauhan, AnilGeneral
Anil Chauhan
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
(born 1961)		30 September 2022 §Incumbent105 days  Indian ArmySingh, RajnathRajnath Singh[43]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dinakar Peri (29 December 2019). "Chief of Defence Staff can serve till 65, says government". The Hindu.
  2. ^ a b "Cabinet approves creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff in the rank of four star General". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b Gupta, Shishir (19 November 2019). "India's first Chief of Defence Staff will direct three service chiefs". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Gen Bipin Rawat named as the country's first Chief of Defence Staff". The Economic Times. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ Subramanian, Nirupama (16 August 2019). "Explained: Understanding post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b Unnithan, Sandeep (23 August 2019). . India Today. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. ^ Singh, Rajneesh (Summer 2017). (PDF). CLAWS Journal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2019 – via Centre for Land Warfare Studies.
  8. ^ "CDS selection pool widened: RTD, serving 3-star officers too eligible". 7 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Government appoints Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)" (Press release). PIB. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. ^ Rej, Abhijan; Joshi, Shashank (2018). India's Joint Doctrine: A Lost Opportunity (PDF). Observer Research Foundation. p. 8. ISBN 9789387407497.
  11. ^ "Mehra Relinquishes Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairmanship" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 January 1976. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  12. ^ Singh, Rahul (24 December 2019). "Govt sets up Dept of Military Affairs to be headed by Chief of Defence Staff". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  13. ^ Balan, Varun Ramesh (15 August 2019). "A history of the demand for a Chief of Defence Staff". The Week. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  14. ^ Elkin, Jerrold F.; Ritezel, W. Andrew (1984). "The Debate on Restructuring India's Higher Defense Organization". Asian Survey. 24 (10): 1069–1085. doi:10.2307/2644220. ISSN 0004-4687. JSTOR 2644220.
  15. ^ Pandit, Rajat (16 August 2016). "India to finally get chief of defence staff, 20 yrs after it was mooted". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  16. ^ Mukherjee, Anit (21 August 2019). "A top post, its promise and peril". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  17. ^ Pandit, Rajat (15 August 2019). "PM Modi: India to have new post of Chief of Defence Staff". The Times of India. from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  18. ^ Pubby, Manu (11 July 2018). "India may soon have Chief of Defence Staff". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  19. ^ PTI (15 December 2016). "CCS to take final decision on Chief of Defence Staff post". Firstpost. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  20. ^ Kanwal, Brig Gurmeet (12 December 2013). "Chief of Defence Staff must be Appointed Immediately". Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  21. ^ Roche, Elizabeth (15 August 2019). "Army chief Bipin Rawat may be first chief of defence staff". Livemint. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  22. ^ Sinha, S.K. (2007). "The Chief of Defence Staff" (PDF). Journal of Defence Studies. 1 (1): 133–137 – via Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.
  23. ^ "PM Narendra Modi's mega announcement: India will now have Chief of Defence Staff". India Today. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Independence Day 2019 Live Updates- India will have a Chief of Defence Staff: PM Modi in I-Day speech". Hindustan Times. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  25. ^ Shishir, Gupta (23 August 2019). "NSA Ajit Doval-led panel to set terms for Chief of Defence Staff position". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  26. ^ Som, Vishnu (24 December 2019). Srinivasan, Chandrashekar (ed.). "India To Get Its First Chief of Defence Staff, Will Be A 4-Star General". NDTV. from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  27. ^ Pandit, Rajat (24 December 2019). "India to now get chief of defence staff, will be a 4-star general". The Times of India. from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  28. ^ a b Ranjan, Rajeev (31 December 2019). Nair, Arun (ed.). "General Bipin Rawat took over as Chief of Defence Staff, US Congratulates Him". NDTV. from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  29. ^ "IAF Helicopter Crash Live Updates: CDS Gen Bipin Rawat killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor, confirms IAF". The Times of India. 10 December 2021. from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  30. ^ Bhalla, Abhishek (16 December 2021). "Old system till new CDS appointed: Gen Naravane as senior-most service chief fills in for Gen Bipin Rawat". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  31. ^ Kaushik, Krishn (9 December 2021). "Explained: No clear line of succession, CCS to decide on next CDS". New Delhi: The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  32. ^ PTI (3 December 2019). "Chief of defence staff to come under RTI Act; NSA-led panel submits report". The Times of India. from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  33. ^ "Bipin Rawat holds meeting on creating Air Defence Command". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2 January 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  34. ^ "CDS General Bipin Rawat reiterates 'Make in India' for armed forces". The Economic Times. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  35. ^ Pandit, Rajat (10 May 2020). "CDS Bipin Rawat: Forces must shun imports, go for 'Make In India', says Gen Bipin Rawat". The Times of India. from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  36. ^ a b "CDS General Rawat unveils big ticket military reform agenda". The Economic Times. PTI. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  37. ^ Dutta, Amrita Nayak (4 February 2020). "India's joint military theatre command process to finish in 3 years, says CDS Bipin Rawat". ThePrint. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  38. ^ "EXPLAINED: What Is A Rocket Force, Which Gen Rawat Says India Needs To Fight Battles Of The Future". News18. 17 September 2021. from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  39. ^ PTI (15 September 2021). "India looking at creating rocket force: CDS Gen Rawat". The Times of India. from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  40. ^ Bhalla, Abhishek (31 December 2019). "Here is what CDS Gen Bipin Rawat's new uniform will look like". India Today. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  41. ^ "Army's Sword, IAF's Eagle and Navy's Anchor on Insignia of India's First CDS Bipin Rawat". News18. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  42. ^ "Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, wife among 13 killed in chopper crash". The Economic Times. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  43. ^ "Government appoints Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)" (Press release). PIB. 28 September 2022.

Further reading

Books
  • Mukherjee, Anit (2019). The Absent Dialogue: Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Military in India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-090590-3.
Think-tanks and journals
  • Patil, Sameer (16 December 2021). "The legacy of India's first CDS". Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations.
  • Kumar, Brig (Retd) V Jai (12 January 2021). Bajwa, Lt Gen JS (ed.). "Chief of Defence Staff – Game Changer or Damp Squib?". Indian Defence Review. 36 (1).
  • Ahuja, Anil (1 January 2021). "Institution of the Chief of Defence Staff: Evaluating the First Year" (PDF). DPG Policy Brief. Delhi Policy Group. 6 (1).
  • Venkataraman, R (25 January 2021), Chief of Defence Staff, a year later: Lack of Clarity and an ambiguous Mandate, The Peninsula Foundation, Tamil Nadu
Articles
  • Panag, Lt Gen H S (20 June 2019). "Modi must appoint chief of defence staff – and prove India's political class isn't fearful". The Print. from the original on 15 August 2019.

External links

  •   Media related to Chief of Defence Staff (India) at Wikimedia Commons

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The Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces CDS is the professional head and permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee COSC of the Indian Armed Forces 2 The Chief of Defence Staff is the highest ranking uniformed officer on active duty in the Indian military and chief military adviser to the Minister of Defence The Chief also heads the Department of Military Affairs The CDS is assisted by a vice chief the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff 3 Chief of Defence StaffSeal of the Chief of Defence StaffFlag of the Chief of Defence StaffIncumbentGeneral Anil ChauhanPVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSMsince 30 September 2022Integrated Defence StaffTypeChief of Defence ForcesStatusLeader of the Armed Forces Highest ranking military officerAbbreviationCDSMember ofChiefs of Staff Committee National Security Council Defence Acquisition Council Defence Planning Committee Nuclear Command AuthorityReports toPrime Minister Minister of DefenceResidenceNew Delhi IndiaSeatIntegrated Defence HeadquartersAppointerAppointments Committee of the CabinetTerm length3 years or until the age of 65 1 Formation1 January 2020 3 years ago 2020 01 01 First holderGeneral Bipin RawatPVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADCDeputyChief of Integrated Defence StaffWebsiteOfficial websiteThe first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat took office on 1 January 2020 4 The position was created with the aim of improving coordination tri service effectiveness and overall integration of the combat capabilities of the Indian armed forces 5 At the time of the creation of the post no analogous position existed 6 7 Setting the stage for appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff CDS the government amended Service Rules of the Army Navy and Air Force allowing retired Service Chiefs and three star officers eligible for consideration for the country s top military post However with an age limit that the retired officer should not have attained 62 years on the date of appointment retired Service chiefs are largely ruled out especially so for the present consideration The Central Government may if considered necessary in public interest appoint as CDS an officer who is serving as Lieutenant General or General or an officer who has retired in the rank of Lieutenant General or General but has not attained the age of 62 on the date of appointment the amendment in the Service Rules of the Army says in the gazette dated 6 June 2022 Similar amendment was made in the service rules of Navy and Air Force as well 8 On 28 Sep 2022 the Government decided to appoint Lt General Anil Chauhan Retired PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM as the next Chief of Defence Staff CDS who shall also function as Secretary to the Government of India Department of Military Affairs with effect from the date of his assumption of charge and until further orders 9 Contents 1 History 2 Functions 3 Uniform and insignia 4 Appointees 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory EditThe post of the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee Chairman CoSC was created in 1947 as a precursor to the post of CDS responsible for advice to the Defence Minister on all military matters 10 11 The senior most of the three service chiefs would be appointed Chairman CoSC 12 The need for a Chief of Defence Staff was felt as early as 1960s following wars with Pakistan and China 13 Over the years the creation of such as post was raised 14 However officially it was only following the Kargil Review Committee s recommendation in 1999 that the Group of Ministers GoM officially proposed the creation of the post of CDS in 2001 15 16 Following committees including the Naresh Chandra task force in 2012 and the Lieutenant General D B Shekatkar Committee in 2016 also proposed their own versions of a CDS 17 The process of consulting all parties involved began in 2006 In 2017 the Cabinet Committee on Security started the process of making the final decision related to the creation of a post for the CDS 18 19 20 The matter had opposition over the years on various fronts 21 After the war of 1971 Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal had threatened to quit if the post of CDS was created 22 In 2001 the government was on the brink of making the then Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sushil Kumar the CDS A date had been fixed including other formalities However due to turf wars among other reasons the idea was scrapped 6 The official decision to create the position was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech on 15 August 2019 at the Red Fort in New Delhi 23 24 Following the announcement a committee was announced on 23 August 2019 under the National Security Advisor consisting of the Cabinet Secretary the Defence Secretary and the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee C COSC among others to make final the powers of the CDS The committee was to submit its report within six weeks 25 By November 2019 the committee had largely completed its tasks 3 On 24 December the Cabinet Committee on Security CCS formally established the post of Chief of Defence Staff 26 27 The first Chief of Defence Staff was General Bipin Rawat who took office on 1 January 2020 28 On 15 December 2021 following the death of General Rawat 29 General Manoj Mukund Naravane was appointed Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee pending the appointment of a new CDS 30 This decision was made as there was no clear order of succession for the CDS 31 Functions EditAt the time of creation of the post in December 2019 and as the permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee the CDS would implement integration and jointness of the three services assign inter services prioritisation to capital acquisition proposals command the tri service agencies head the Department of Military Affairs and be a member of overall defence planning among other responsibilities 2 32 Among the first reforms proposed by the firsts CDS was the creation of an Air Defence Command 33 Following the COVID 19 pandemic the CDS emphasised the need to minimise costly defence imports give a chance to domestic production even with only 70 of the general staff qualitative requirements and not misrepresent operational requirements 34 35 In February 2020 the CDS announced the creation of joint military commands and theatre commands Integrated Theatre Commands and that the process of theaterisation will be complete in a number of years 36 37 Each command will have units from Army Navy and Air force working in synergy with each other 36 In September 2021 the CDS aired views on a prospective rocket or missile force 38 39 Uniform and insignia EditWhile the Chief of Defence Staff wears the appropriately coloured uniform of their parent service the gold wreathed tri service emblem of the Indian Armed Forces the Naval anchor crossed Army swords and Air Force eagle all surmounted by the national emblem of India is used in place of service insignia and unit emblems The wreathed tri service emblem is also substituted for service cap badges uniform button and belt badge service insignia shoulder flashes and the shoulder rank badges of a four star officer with the four star gorget patches similar to that used by a service chief While the car pennant is that of the officer s parent service the tri service emblem is substituted for the rank stars 40 41 Rank insignia Peak Cap Belt Buckle ButtonsAppointees EditKey Died in office Appointee retired from a 3 star rank No Portrait Chief of Defence Staff Took office Left office Time in office Service branch Minister of Defence Ref 1 Rawat Bipin GeneralBipin RawatPVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC 1958 2021 1 January 20208 December 2021 1 year 341 days Indian ArmySingh Rajnath Rajnath Singh 28 42 Vacant 9 December 2021 29 September 2022 2 Chauhan Anil GeneralAnil Chauhan PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM born 1961 30 September 2022 Incumbent105 days Indian ArmySingh Rajnath Rajnath Singh 43 See also EditChairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee Chief of the General Staff Commander in Chief of India Defence Secretary India References Edit Dinakar Peri 29 December 2019 Chief of Defence Staff can serve till 65 says government The Hindu a b Cabinet approves creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff in the rank of four star General Press Information Bureau Government of India 24 December 2019 Retrieved 25 December 2019 a b Gupta Shishir 19 November 2019 India s first Chief of Defence Staff will direct three service chiefs Hindustan Times Retrieved 24 November 2019 Gen Bipin Rawat named as the country s first Chief of Defence Staff The Economic Times 30 December 2019 Retrieved 30 December 2019 Subramanian Nirupama 16 August 2019 Explained Understanding post of Chief of Defence Staff CDS The Indian Express Retrieved 16 August 2019 a b Unnithan Sandeep 23 August 2019 Chief of Defence Staff Can the new superchief call the shots India Today Archived from the original on 23 August 2019 Retrieved 25 August 2019 Singh Rajneesh Summer 2017 Harmonising Military Bureaucracy Relations in Defence Ministry Some Thought PDF CLAWS Journal Archived from the original PDF on 16 August 2019 via Centre for Land Warfare Studies CDS selection pool widened RTD serving 3 star officers too eligible 7 June 2022 Government appoints Lt General Anil Chauhan Retired as Chief of Defence Staff CDS Press release PIB 28 September 2022 Retrieved 28 September 2022 Rej Abhijan Joshi Shashank 2018 India s Joint Doctrine A Lost Opportunity PDF Observer Research Foundation p 8 ISBN 9789387407497 Mehra Relinquishes Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairmanship PDF Press Information Bureau of India Archive 31 January 1976 Retrieved 27 January 2020 Singh Rahul 24 December 2019 Govt sets up Dept of Military Affairs to be headed by Chief of Defence Staff Hindustan Times Retrieved 15 September 2020 Balan Varun Ramesh 15 August 2019 A history of the demand for a Chief of Defence Staff The Week Retrieved 5 February 2022 Elkin Jerrold F Ritezel W Andrew 1984 The Debate on Restructuring India s Higher Defense Organization Asian Survey 24 10 1069 1085 doi 10 2307 2644220 ISSN 0004 4687 JSTOR 2644220 Pandit Rajat 16 August 2016 India to finally get chief of defence staff 20 yrs after it was mooted The Times of India Retrieved 16 August 2019 Mukherjee Anit 21 August 2019 A top post its promise and peril The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 25 August 2019 Pandit Rajat 15 August 2019 PM Modi India to have new post of Chief of Defence Staff The Times of India Archived from the original on 15 August 2019 Retrieved 15 August 2019 Pubby Manu 11 July 2018 India may soon have Chief of Defence Staff The Economic Times Retrieved 15 August 2019 PTI 15 December 2016 CCS to take final decision on Chief of Defence Staff post Firstpost Retrieved 15 August 2019 Kanwal Brig Gurmeet 12 December 2013 Chief of Defence Staff must be Appointed Immediately Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses Retrieved 15 August 2019 Roche Elizabeth 15 August 2019 Army chief Bipin Rawat may be first chief of defence staff Livemint Retrieved 15 August 2019 Sinha S K 2007 The Chief of Defence Staff PDF Journal of Defence Studies 1 1 133 137 via Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses PM Narendra Modi s mega announcement India will now have Chief of Defence Staff India Today 15 August 2019 Retrieved 15 August 2019 Independence Day 2019 Live Updates India will have a Chief of Defence Staff PM Modi in I Day speech Hindustan Times 15 August 2019 Retrieved 15 August 2019 Shishir Gupta 23 August 2019 NSA Ajit Doval led panel to set terms for Chief of Defence Staff position Hindustan Times Retrieved 25 August 2019 Som Vishnu 24 December 2019 Srinivasan Chandrashekar ed India To Get Its First Chief of Defence Staff Will Be A 4 Star General NDTV Archived from the original on 24 December 2019 Retrieved 24 December 2019 Pandit Rajat 24 December 2019 India to now get chief of defence staff will be a 4 star general The Times of India Archived from the original on 24 December 2019 Retrieved 24 December 2019 a b Ranjan Rajeev 31 December 2019 Nair Arun ed General Bipin Rawat took over as Chief of Defence Staff US Congratulates Him NDTV Archived from the original on 31 December 2019 Retrieved 31 December 2019 IAF Helicopter Crash Live Updates CDS Gen Bipin Rawat killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu s Coonoor confirms IAF The Times of India 10 December 2021 Archived from the original on 8 December 2021 Retrieved 8 December 2021 Bhalla Abhishek 16 December 2021 Old system till new CDS appointed Gen Naravane as senior most service chief fills in for Gen Bipin Rawat India Today Retrieved 16 December 2021 Kaushik Krishn 9 December 2021 Explained No clear line of succession CCS to decide on next CDS New Delhi The Indian Express Retrieved 23 December 2021 PTI 3 December 2019 Chief of defence staff to come under RTI Act NSA led panel submits report The Times of India Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Retrieved 3 December 2019 Bipin Rawat holds meeting on creating Air Defence Command The Hindu Special Correspondent 2 January 2020 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 17 February 2020 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint others link CDS General Bipin Rawat reiterates Make in India for armed forces The Economic Times 10 May 2020 Retrieved 10 May 2020 Pandit Rajat 10 May 2020 CDS Bipin Rawat Forces must shun imports go for Make In India says Gen Bipin Rawat The Times of India Archived from the original on 10 May 2020 Retrieved 10 May 2020 a b CDS General Rawat unveils big ticket military reform agenda The Economic Times PTI 17 February 2020 Retrieved 6 October 2020 Dutta Amrita Nayak 4 February 2020 India s joint military theatre command process to finish in 3 years says CDS Bipin Rawat ThePrint Retrieved 6 October 2020 EXPLAINED What Is A Rocket Force Which Gen Rawat Says India Needs To Fight Battles Of The Future News18 17 September 2021 Archived from the original on 18 September 2021 Retrieved 22 September 2021 PTI 15 September 2021 India looking at creating rocket force CDS Gen Rawat The Times of India Archived from the original on 15 September 2021 Retrieved 22 September 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint uses authors parameter link Bhalla Abhishek 31 December 2019 Here is what CDS Gen Bipin Rawat s new uniform will look like India Today Retrieved 1 January 2020 Army s Sword IAF s Eagle and Navy s Anchor on Insignia of India s First CDS Bipin Rawat News18 1 January 2020 Retrieved 1 January 2020 Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat wife among 13 killed in chopper crash The Economic Times 8 December 2021 Retrieved 8 December 2021 Government appoints Lt General Anil Chauhan Retired as Chief of Defence Staff CDS Press release PIB 28 September 2022 Further reading EditBooksMukherjee Anit 2019 The Absent Dialogue Politicians Bureaucrats and the Military in India Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 090590 3 Think tanks and journalsPatil Sameer 16 December 2021 The legacy of India s first CDS Gateway House Indian Council on Global Relations Kumar Brig Retd V Jai 12 January 2021 Bajwa Lt Gen JS ed Chief of Defence Staff Game Changer or Damp Squib Indian Defence Review 36 1 Ahuja Anil 1 January 2021 Institution of the Chief of Defence Staff Evaluating the First Year PDF DPG Policy Brief Delhi Policy Group 6 1 Venkataraman R 25 January 2021 Chief of Defence Staff a year later Lack of Clarity and an ambiguous Mandate The Peninsula Foundation Tamil NaduArticlesPanag Lt Gen H S 20 June 2019 Modi must appoint chief of defence staff and prove India s political class isn t fearful The Print Archived from the original on 15 August 2019 External links Edit Media related to Chief of Defence Staff India at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chief of Defence Staff India amp oldid 1125370183, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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