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Why Lt Gen Anil Chauhan is an excellent choice for CDS as India's military challenges mount

General Chauhan is no doubt faced with major tasks the first being to push forward and give impetus to the plans for the reorganisation of the Armed Forces into Integrated Theatre Commands among other measures to bring in synergy and efficiency

Explained: Why Lt General Anil Chauhan is a good pick for the role of India’s CDS

After 40 years of service, the new Chief of Defence Staff, Lt General Anil Chauhan, is considered an expert on counter-insurgency operations. He had multiple tenures in the Eastern Command, giving him a unique perspective on China

Who is the new CDS Lt General Anil Chauhan? What role will he play?

As new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lt General Anil Chauhan’s task will be to get the army, navy and air force to collaborate rather than work in their silos. He will also, as head of the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), be the main military adviser to the defence minister

Nine months after General Rawat's death, Centre appoints Lt General Anil Chauhan as Chief of Defence Staff

Lt General Chauhan (R) has become only the second person to hold India's top military post. He retired as the Eastern Command chief in 2021

Process for appointment of new CDS underway, says Rajnath Singh

The post of CDS has been lying vacant since General Bipin Rawat's death in a helicopter crash on 8 December last year

Six months after General Bipin Rawat’s demise, India still awaits its new CDS

The importance of having a CDS lies in the crucial role he is required to play as the formal ‘one point’ source of advice to the government on operational and administrative matters pertaining to the military

Driver’s son from Uttarakhand's Haldwani bags top rank in CDS exam

Pandey is at the top rank to be selected for the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun

Modi@8: Balakot operation, surgical strikes strong response to Pakistan-based terror, says Lt Gen Hooda

In an interview with News18, the former Northern Army Commander said that military modernisation needs to keep pace with the future challenges that India faces, particularly from China

CDS appointment: Both serving, retired officers likely to be considered, say sources

The CDS is 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

Sudden weather change led to pilot's spatial disorientation: Court of Inquiry on chopper crash that killed CDS Rawat

The court of inquiry has ruled out mechanical failure, sabotage or negligence as a cause of the IAF chopper crash on December 8 that killed Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and 13 others