Fri, Sep 30, 2022
India's new CDS: Lt Gen Anil Singh Chauhan (Retd) received Guard of Honour in Delhi today.
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Gen Anil Chauhan takes over as India's new CDS: As India's new Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Chauhan now faces an arduous task of implementing the ambitious theaterisation drive which is aimed at ensuring synergy among the three services and to enhance their overall combat prowess to deal with future security challenges.
Wed, Sep 28, 2022
The Central Government has appointed Lieutenant General (Retd) Anil Chauhan as the new Chief of Defense Staff. He will be the second CDS after Bipin Rawat. Anil Chauhan, who had served in the army for 40 years, had retired only last year. Watch this special report on India 360.
The defence ministry issued a statement announcing the appointment of Lt Gen Chauhan. ''The Government has decided to appoint Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) who shall also function as Secretary to Government of India'' it said.
Thu, Dec 09, 2021
The bodies of India`s defence chief and 12 others who died in a helicopter crash laid draped in the Indian flag at a defence cantonment on Thursday, before being flown to New Delhi, where the general will be laid to rest with full military honours.
Fri, Aug 16, 2019
In the national capital on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort and said, “To further enhance coordination between our security forces, I announce a big decision today and India will now have a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). This is going to make the forces even more strong.” Reacting on this decision of PM Modi, Defence Expert PK Sehgal said, “This decision is going to be a mega game changer for the modernisation and restructuring of armed forces. He (CDS) will be the single point of contact between the armed forces and the government.” “He will possibly not have any operational role but he will be the in charge of planning, policies and training. He would ensure integration between all the three forces,” he added.
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