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The Indian government appointed a new Chief of Defence Staff on Wednesday, months after the post fell vacant as General Bipin Rawat, who was the country's first CDS, died in a helicopter crash in December 2021. The Chief of Defence Staff is the highest ranking officer on active duty in India's military. He is chief military adviser to India's defence minister. Chief of Defence Staff is considered to be first among equals. The CDS and chiefs of the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force are the only four-star officers in the country. The Chief of Defence Staff is the highest ranking officer on active duty in India's military. He is chief military adviser to India's defence minister. The post of Chief of Defence Staff was lying vacant since December 8 last year after the death of General Bipin Rawat. When General Bipin Rawat was appointed CDS by the Narendra Modi government within six months of coming back to power in 2019, it was hailed as one of the biggest reforms in the higher military structure of the country. The CDS is also the single point of contact for the government for giving military advice and is the senior-most bureaucrat in the defence ministry which has four major departments. The appointment comes amid efforts by the government to give a big push to indigenisation in the equipment for defence forces.

Official portrait, 2020 1st In office 1January2020 ( 2020-01-01)–8December2021 ( 2021-12-08) President Prime Minister Minister of Defence Preceded by Office established Succeeded by (2022) 57th In office 27September2019 ( 2019-09-27)–8December2021 ( 2021-12-08) (27 September 2019–31 December 2019 as (1 January 2020 – 8 December 2021 as President Prime Minister Minister of Defence Preceded by Succeeded by (acting) 26th In office 31December2016 ( 2016-12-31)–31December2019 ( 2019-12-31) President • • • • Preceded by Succeeded by 37th In office 1September2016 ( 2016-09-01)–31December2016 ( 2016-12-31) President Prime Minister Minister of Defence Preceded by Succeeded by Personal details Born ( 1958-03-16)16 March 1958 Saina, (now in Died 8 December 2021 (2021-12-08) (aged63) Causeofdeath Spouse Bipin Rawat Born in Pauri, Pauri Garhwal district in present-day Uttarkhand to Lieutenant General Promoted to Early life and education Bipin Rawat was born in Rawat was educated at Rawat was also a graduate of the Military career Early career Rawat was commissioned into the 5th battalion, the Early in his career, Rawat had an instructional tenure at the As a On 26 January 2005, he was awarded the UN mission in Congo Rawat commanded This operational period lasted for four months. Goma never fell, the East stabilized and the main armed group was motivated to the negotiating table and has since been integrated into the FARDC. He was also tasked to present the Revised Charter of Peace Enfo...

The tragic helicopter crash on December 8 which claimed the lives of India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 12 other military officers and personnel has sent India into deep mourning. Appointed as India’s first CDS on 31 December 2019, Rawat significantly impacted the Indian military by initiating deep structural reforms. He was instrumental in shaping a joint combat posture for the Indian military and promoted the indigenisation of military equipment to reduce India’s long and costly dependency on imports. His blunt approach certainly ruffled feathers in the civilian and military establishment, but his was a sincere desire to bring about reforms that went against the military’s status-quo-ist approach. The creation of the position of CDS was long pending. The Kargil Review Committee set up after the Kargil conflict in 1999 had recommended the creation such a post to provide single-point professional military advice to the political leadership. This General Rawat did relentlessly, pushing for jointness in the Indian military as his central mandate. He understood that future fifth-generation wars will be asymmetric and fought across entire spectrums, including land, air, sea, cyber, information, and economies. This was a big step up from the three services’ current siloed approach, with underutilisation of resources. General Rawat aligned India with U.S. and Chinese militaries by setting up five theatre commands to combine army, air force, ...

Premium Government starts process to identify next CDS, Gen Naravane heads COSC 🔴 With General Rawat’s death creating an unforeseen situation, the role has fallen on General Naravane's shoulders as per the old system where the position of the chairman of the committee was rotated among the services, depending on seniority. With General Rawat’s death creating an unforeseen situation, the role has fallen on General Naravane’s shoulders as per the old system where the position of the chairman of the committee was rotated among the services, depending on seniority. The system has been in place since Independence, but critics say it sometimes gives a service chief just months before retirement to serve as Chairman of the COSC. But now, General Naravane has taken over by default, until a new CDS is appointed. IAF chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari and Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar are two years junior to General Naravane who is due to retire in April next year. If he is appointed CDS, he will get three additional years. While Lt General rank officers retire at the age of 60, General-rank officers or the service chiefs retire at 62. The age of retirement for the CDS is 65. His seniority, sources said, has also made him the “natural choice” for CDS which the government is yet to decide. Not only is he the most senior military officer in the country, several people in the defence establishment are of the view that the CDS should be from the Army, at least till the theatre proc...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said the appointment of the new Chief of Defence Staff or CDS will be made soon and that the process for it is underway. The post of Chief of Defence Staff has been lying vacant since General Bipin Rawat's death in a helicopter crash on December 8 last year. "The appointment of the CDS will be made soon. The process for it is underway," the Defence Minister said during a media briefing here on the rollout of the "Agnipath" recruitment scheme for the armed forces. Earlier this month, the government issued notifications, widening the selection pool for the top position. According to the new rules, any serving or retired lieutenant general, air marshal and vice-admiral under the age of 62 years will be eligible for appointment to the post of Chief of Defence Staff. The three-star officers are now eligible to become the Chief of Defence Staff, along with the serving chiefs of the three services, according to the changes made to the Army, Air Force and Navy Acts. General Rawat took charge as India's first Chief of Defence Staff on January 1, 2020 with a mandate to bring convergence in the functioning of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force and bolster the country's overall military prowess. Another key mandate of the Chief of Defence Staff was to facilitate the restructuring of the military commands for optimal utilisation of resources by bringing about jointness in operations, including through the establishment of theatre comman...

The Indian government appointed a new Chief of Defence Staff on Wednesday, months after the post fell vacant as General Bipin Rawat, who was the country's first CDS, died in a helicopter crash in December 2021. The Chief of Defence Staff is the highest ranking officer on active duty in India's military. He is chief military adviser to India's defence minister. Chief of Defence Staff is considered to be first among equals. The CDS and chiefs of the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force are the only four-star officers in the country. The Chief of Defence Staff is the highest ranking officer on active duty in India's military. He is chief military adviser to India's defence minister. The post of Chief of Defence Staff was lying vacant since December 8 last year after the death of General Bipin Rawat. When General Bipin Rawat was appointed CDS by the Narendra Modi government within six months of coming back to power in 2019, it was hailed as one of the biggest reforms in the higher military structure of the country. The CDS is also the single point of contact for the government for giving military advice and is the senior-most bureaucrat in the defence ministry which has four major departments. The appointment comes amid efforts by the government to give a big push to indigenisation in the equipment for defence forces.

Official portrait, 2020 1st In office 1January2020 ( 2020-01-01)–8December2021 ( 2021-12-08) President Prime Minister Minister of Defence Preceded by Office established Succeeded by (2022) 57th In office 27September2019 ( 2019-09-27)–8December2021 ( 2021-12-08) (27 September 2019–31 December 2019 as (1 January 2020 – 8 December 2021 as President Prime Minister Minister of Defence Preceded by Succeeded by (acting) 26th In office 31December2016 ( 2016-12-31)–31December2019 ( 2019-12-31) President • • • • Preceded by Succeeded by 37th In office 1September2016 ( 2016-09-01)–31December2016 ( 2016-12-31) President Prime Minister Minister of Defence Preceded by Succeeded by Personal details Born ( 1958-03-16)16 March 1958 Saina, (now in Died 8 December 2021 (2021-12-08) (aged63) Causeofdeath Spouse Bipin Rawat Born in Pauri, Pauri Garhwal district in present-day Uttarkhand to Lieutenant General Promoted to Early life and education Bipin Rawat was born in Rawat was educated at Rawat was also a graduate of the Military career Early career Rawat was commissioned into the 5th battalion, the Early in his career, Rawat had an instructional tenure at the As a On 26 January 2005, he was awarded the UN mission in Congo Rawat commanded This operational period lasted for four months. Goma never fell, the East stabilized and the main armed group was motivated to the negotiating table and has since been integrated into the FARDC. He was also tasked to present the Revised Charter of Peace Enfo...

The tragic helicopter crash on December 8 which claimed the lives of India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 12 other military officers and personnel has sent India into deep mourning. Appointed as India’s first CDS on 31 December 2019, Rawat significantly impacted the Indian military by initiating deep structural reforms. He was instrumental in shaping a joint combat posture for the Indian military and promoted the indigenisation of military equipment to reduce India’s long and costly dependency on imports. His blunt approach certainly ruffled feathers in the civilian and military establishment, but his was a sincere desire to bring about reforms that went against the military’s status-quo-ist approach. The creation of the position of CDS was long pending. The Kargil Review Committee set up after the Kargil conflict in 1999 had recommended the creation such a post to provide single-point professional military advice to the political leadership. This General Rawat did relentlessly, pushing for jointness in the Indian military as his central mandate. He understood that future fifth-generation wars will be asymmetric and fought across entire spectrums, including land, air, sea, cyber, information, and economies. This was a big step up from the three services’ current siloed approach, with underutilisation of resources. General Rawat aligned India with U.S. and Chinese militaries by setting up five theatre commands to combine army, air force, ...

Premium Government starts process to identify next CDS, Gen Naravane heads COSC 🔴 With General Rawat’s death creating an unforeseen situation, the role has fallen on General Naravane's shoulders as per the old system where the position of the chairman of the committee was rotated among the services, depending on seniority. With General Rawat’s death creating an unforeseen situation, the role has fallen on General Naravane’s shoulders as per the old system where the position of the chairman of the committee was rotated among the services, depending on seniority. The system has been in place since Independence, but critics say it sometimes gives a service chief just months before retirement to serve as Chairman of the COSC. But now, General Naravane has taken over by default, until a new CDS is appointed. IAF chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari and Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar are two years junior to General Naravane who is due to retire in April next year. If he is appointed CDS, he will get three additional years. While Lt General rank officers retire at the age of 60, General-rank officers or the service chiefs retire at 62. The age of retirement for the CDS is 65. His seniority, sources said, has also made him the “natural choice” for CDS which the government is yet to decide. Not only is he the most senior military officer in the country, several people in the defence establishment are of the view that the CDS should be from the Army, at least till the theatre proc...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said the appointment of the new Chief of Defence Staff or CDS will be made soon and that the process for it is underway. The post of Chief of Defence Staff has been lying vacant since General Bipin Rawat's death in a helicopter crash on December 8 last year. "The appointment of the CDS will be made soon. The process for it is underway," the Defence Minister said during a media briefing here on the rollout of the "Agnipath" recruitment scheme for the armed forces. Earlier this month, the government issued notifications, widening the selection pool for the top position. According to the new rules, any serving or retired lieutenant general, air marshal and vice-admiral under the age of 62 years will be eligible for appointment to the post of Chief of Defence Staff. The three-star officers are now eligible to become the Chief of Defence Staff, along with the serving chiefs of the three services, according to the changes made to the Army, Air Force and Navy Acts. General Rawat took charge as India's first Chief of Defence Staff on January 1, 2020 with a mandate to bring convergence in the functioning of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force and bolster the country's overall military prowess. Another key mandate of the Chief of Defence Staff was to facilitate the restructuring of the military commands for optimal utilisation of resources by bringing about jointness in operations, including through the establishment of theatre comman...