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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 ...
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.
Domestically, the CISC ranks 23rd-overall in the Indian order of precedence and is the status-equivalent to the Vice Chiefs of Staff of the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force; internationally, it is identical to Canada's Vice Chief of the Defence Staff and Spain's Chief of the Joint Defence Staff. [7] [8]
The General Officer is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kazhakootam. [5] He then attended the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.He is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Army War College and Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) course at Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi.
Chief of Defence Staff: General Anil Chauhan: 30 September 2022 Chief, Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh : 30 September 2024 Chief, Army Staff: General Upendra Dwivedi: 30 June 2024 Chief, Naval Staff: Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi: 1 May 2024 Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Vice Chief of Defence Staff) Lieutenant general Johnson P ...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the principal military authority and senior-most appointment of the Indian Armed Forces. [14] Introduced in 2019, the CDS operates on a status of primus inter pares i.e., first among equals with the Chiefs of Staff and functions as the COSC's Permanent Chairman , independent of the Chiefs of Staff.
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organization & Training) Vipul Shinghal AVSM, SM [20] Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) Presently tenanted by an Airforce officer [21] Director General DIA & Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) Dinesh Singh Rana PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM [22]
To ensure a high degree of synergy between the Armed forces, the Government has set up the Integrated Defence Staff, headed by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff as the chairman. It was created on 1 October 2001 based on the recommendations of the Group of Ministers which was set up in 2000 (post-Kargil) to review India's defence management ...