Government has approved the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The officer to be appointed as Chief of Defence Staff will be a four-star General and will also head the Department of Military Affairs, announced Union minister Prakash Javadekar.
Javadekar added, “CDS will have all powers of a secretary-level officer. The files need not go through defence secretary and the CDS will be empowered to send to it directly to the defence minister.” Read More…
