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Notably, for the first two decades following India's independence, the C-in-C and the successor COAS were the only four-star officers in the Indian Armed Forces, while the chiefs of the Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Air Force (IAF) were headed by three-star vice admirals and air marshals, respectively; the first chiefs to be promoted to four-star ...
Upendra Dwivedi (born 1 July 1964) is a serving four star general officer of the Indian Army.He is the current and 30th Chief of the Army Staff. [5] [6] He took over as the 30th COAS succeeding General Manoj Pande on 30 June 2024. [7]
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) Lieutenant General: Pratik Sharma PVSM, AVSM, SM [12] Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination) Rakesh Kapoor AVSM, VSM [13] Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance) Rahul R Singh AVSM, VSM [14] Adjutant General: VPS Kaushik UYSM, YSM, SM [15] Military ...
The Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) is a statutory position in the Indian Armed Forces usually held by a three star lieutenant general.As the second highest-ranking officer to serve in the Indian Army, the VCOAS is the deputy professional head of the Indian Army and a senior adviser to the Minister of Defence.
Anil Chauhan was born in a Hindu Garhwali Rajput family of Chauhan clan on 18 May 1961, hailing from the Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. [6] After completing his schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya at Fort William, Kolkata, he joined the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla (NDA) as part of the 58 Course in year.
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the principal military authority and senior-most appointment of the Indian Armed Forces. [4] Deemed the overall professional head of India’s three armed services, namely, the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force, the CDS is the highest-ranking military officer in service, responsible for overseeing inter-service jointness across all ...
The position of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (DCOAS) was first established on 27 January 1959 as the second-in-command of the Indian Army after the Chief of Army Staff. It was equivalent to an Army Commander (GOC-in-C). [1] [2] Lt. Gen. M. S. Wadalia became the first DCOAS.
President of the Republic of India: Droupadi Murmu: 25 July 2022 [1] Vice President of the Republic of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar: 11 August 2022 [2] Prime Minister of the Republic of India: Narendra Modi: 26 May 2014 [3] Chief Justice of the Republic of India: Sanjiv Khanna: 11 November 2024 Speaker of Lok Sabha: Om Birla: 19 June 2019 [4] Chief ...