Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has been named India’s first Chief of Defence Staff. General Rawat is the first officer to hold the post of the Chief of Defence Staff. The CDS will function as a single-point adivsor to the government on matters related to the military and will focus on better synergy between the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy.
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General Bipin Rawat was the front-runner for the post. General Rawat will demit the office of the Chief of Army Staff on Tuesday. Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane, currently the Vice Chief of Army Staff, will take over as Army chief. The CDS will be the “first among equals” with respect to the three service chiefs, all four-star officers themselves who will retain the operational command of their respective forces.
