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The inordinate With the announcement of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the Narendra Modi government entered a new military territory. There had been a demand over the years for creating the office of CDS, some even believing that it was the panacea to all military problems. As expected, there was much fanfare following the elevation of Gen Bipin Rawat as CDS. Much was expected, and much is still to be done. So it is an institution still in the making, no matter that Gen Rawat was burdened with additional, and often contradictory, authority as the Secretary of the Department of Military Affairs. Also Read: A challenge all over again The biggest challenge that Gen Rawat took upon himself was the setting up of the joint theatre commands, almost single-mindedly. Integration, jointmanship, unified commands are all much discussed and desirable military initiatives. Professional militaries that have managed to achieve the required levels of integration have produced greater efficiency of the force. But it is the process of integrating the three Services that causes maximum heartache and resistance. Each of the three Services occupies certain domain expertise, and given India’s obsession with status, some believe one is The extraordinary delay in announcing the second Indian CDS leads to some simple conclusions. For starters, the process of integrating the three Services is clearly not really a key result area for the Modi government, otherwise, it wouldn’t l...

India has a new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan. The announcement was made on September 28, 2022. He is only the second person to be appointed to the position after General Bipin Rawat. General Rawat passed away on December 8, 2021, in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu. 4. Lt Gen Chauhan held several important positions in his career spanning nearly 40 years. He commanded an Infantry Division as a Major General in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir. He also commanded a corps as Lt General in the North East before becoming the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command. 7. Besides his illustrious career, Lt Gen Anil Chauhan is also known to have one of the best collections of masks from around the world in the armed forces, an avid golfer and an author. He has authored two books - Aftermath of a Nuclear Attack, which was published in 2010, and Military Geography of India's Northern Borders. Lt Gen Chauhan is 61 now and according to the government's notification, the tenure of CDS can be extended up to 65 years. As a CDS, Lt Gen Chauhan is senior to the three serving chiefs - General Manoj Pande, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, and Admiral R Hari Kumar. He was junior in rank before becoming the CDS, but older in age. What will the CDS do? The Chief of Defence Staff is the single point of contact for the government for giving military advice. The CDS' top priority is theaterisation. Theaterisation is a concept in the military that s...

MORE THAN nine months after the death in a helicopter crash of the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat (retired), the Government announced Wednesday it was appointing Lt General Anil Chauhan (retired) as the new CDS. A statement from the Ministry of Defence said Chauhan “shall also function as Secretary to Government of India, Department of Military Affairs, with effect from the date of his assumption of charge and until further orders”. The announcement sets at rest speculation on the future of the post triggered by the long delay in filling the vacancy. This is the first instance in the country’s military of a retired officer returning after a period of time to uniform to serve as its most senior officer. Chauhan retired in May 2021. Rawat took over as CDS the day after his retirement as Army Chief. According to the Ministry, in a career spanning nearly 40 years, Chauhan has held several command, staff and instrumental appointments with extensive experience in counter-insurgency operations in J&K and the Northeast. My congratulations to Lt. General (Retd.) Anil Chauhan Ji on being appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff. With his distinguished and illustrious service record in the force, I am sure he will provide the required leadership to the armed forces of New India. — Born on May 18, 1961, in Uttarakhand, Chauhan was commissioned into the 11 Gorkha Rifles in 1981. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy...

The government on Wednesday appointed retired Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Chauhan, the country’s second CDS, will fill the post that has been vacant since December 8, 2021 following the untimely demise of his predecessor, Lt. General Bipin Rawat, in a helicopter crash. Chauhan will also serve as the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Military Affairs (DMA), unlike the Additional Secretary rank the CDS post previously held. The officer’s appointment puts to rest the rumours of a split between the posts of the CDS and Secretary of the DMA. As the CDS, General Chauhan will be the senior-most liaison between the government and the Indian military. He will also direct the government’s procurement, staffing and training decisions, head the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Integrated Defence Staff. Who is General Chauhan? An alumnus of the National Defence Academy Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy Dehradun, 61-year-old General Chauhan was first commissioned into the Indian Army’s 11 Gorkha Rifles in 1981. He was the first serving officer to manage the Department of Indian Army Veterans as a brigadier. As a major general, he led an infantry division in Northern Command’s Baramulla sector and later, as a lieutenant general, he commanded 3 Corps under Eastern Command. In September 2019, he was even made Eastern Command’s General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, a post he held until he retired in May 2021. General C...

Anil Chauhan profile: Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) is a former eastern Army commander and director general of military operations. Sixty-one-year-old Chauhan will also function as secretary, the Department of Military Affairs, with effect from the date of his assumption of charge, the defence ministry said. Anil Chauhan profile: After a wait of more than 9 months, India on Wednesday got its new Chief Of Defence staff - Lt General Anil Chauhan - the 2nd person ever to hold the prestigious post after General Bipin Rawat - who died in a tragic plane crash last year. Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) is a former eastern Army commander and director general of military operations. Sixty-one-year-old Chauhan will also function as secretary, the Department of Military Affairs, with effect from the date of his assumption of charge, the defence ministry said. A look at Lt General Anil Chauhan's 40-year Army career The decorated military officer has a long and commendable career graph that spans over nearly 40 years. Lt General Chauhan brings with him extensive experience in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast India. The decorated military officer retired from the service in May last year when he was serving as the eastern Army Commander. Lt General Anil Chahuhan's 1st posting - 11 Gorkha Rifles Commissioned into 11 Gorkha Rifles in 1981, Lt General Anil Chahuhan is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. As M...