The process to identify the next Chief of Defence Staff has been set in motion, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday. He did not, however, comment on any timeline for the exercise.
Following the death of General Bipin Rawat, the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff, in a helicopter crash on December 8, Army chief General M M Naravane has taken over some of the responsibilities of the CDS as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC). The committee, which includes the chiefs of the Army, Navy and the Air Force, is the main body to decide military issues. Read More…
