Tag: CDS

CDS Gen Chauhan visits forward areas in North Bengal

According to the Army, General Chauhan reviewed the progress of infrastructure development and operational and logistics preparedness in the area.

April 10, 2023

CDS for human factors engineering in making indigenous weapons

Gen Anil Chauhan was inaugurating a two-day workshop on ‘Human Factors Engineering in Military Platforms’ in New Delhi

March 15, 2023

New CDS will be appointed soon: Rajnath

This defence minister's statement comes six months after Gen Bipin Rawat, India’s first CDS, died in a helicopter crash in December 2021.

June 14, 2022

CDS chopper crash: Tri-services inquiry report likely to be submitted on December 31

The probe team is headed by Air Marshal Manvendra Singh and includes two Brigadier-rank officers from the Army and Navy.

December 30, 2021

Last rites of CDS Gen Rawat to be performed with military honours, says Rajnath

Minister said that the IAF chopper lost contact with the Sulur base control room at around 12.08 pm, after it took off at 11.48 am.

December 9, 2021

Armed forces must change, in the nation’s interest

The nation can only emerge victorious when forces operate jointly. Success on land flows from joint army-air force operations.

July 7, 2021

IAF chief differs with CDS on air force role in a theatre command

Speaking at a webinar organised by a defence think-tank on Friday, Rawat had termed the Air Force as a supporting arm, while Bhadauria later said: "it is not".

July 3, 2021

‘Border confrontations, unprovoked military actions spiraling into larger conflict can’t be discounted’: Bipin Rawat

'China's People's Liberation Army was facing "unanticipated consequences" for its misadventure in Ladakh because of firm responses by Indian forces,' he said.

November 6, 2020

Rajnath Singh holds security review meeting with CDS, 3 Service Chiefs amid escalating tension with China

 Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane updated the Defence Minister about his visit to Leh. On Friday, he visited the headquarters of 14 Corps in Ladakh to review the operational situation amid tensions between India and China along the disputed LAC. 

May 26, 2020

Retirement age of Armed Forces troops set to increase: CDS General Bipin Rawat

The extension of retirement age of the nearly 15 lakh Army jawans, Air Force's  airmen and Navy sailors is on the anvil.

May 13, 2020

IAF to conduct flypast, shower petals this Sunday

The CDS added that the Indian Army and the Indian Navy too will join in.

May 1, 2020

Integrated Defence

Now in 2020, the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff is based on threat perception and has been projected as need-based. However, a large number of issues need to be ironed out by reducing the influence of the bureaucracy in the Ministry of Defence. Bureaucrats need to undergo Army courses that are conducted at the Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command and National Defence College before their induction into the Ministry of Defence.

March 12, 2020

‘Armed forces at cusp of transformation’: General Bipin Rawat

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had courted controversy last month with his 'political' criticism of the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

February 12, 2020

Only way to end terrorism is to follow US’ path after 9/11 attacks: CDS Gen Bipin Rawat

On containing radicalisation, the Chief of Defence Staff said it can be checked if right persons are targeted, adding there was a need to confront the 'ideology of radicalisation'.

January 16, 2020

India took key initiatives to strengthen defence preparedness during 2019

In a landmark decision to bring in reforms in higher defence management in the country, the government approved the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in the rank of a four-star General with salary and perquisites equivalent to a Service Chief.

January 4, 2020

‘CDS will help India face challenges of modern warfare’: PM Modi congratulates General Rawat

On December 30 last year, General Bipin Rawat was named the first Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), a post created to make it the main point of contact for the government for dealing with defence forces’ issues.

January 1, 2020

‘We stay far away from politics’: CDS General Rawat on row over his CAA protests remark

As the Army chief, General Rawat, at an event in Delhi on Thursday, had said that 'leaders are not those who lead the people in inappropriate direction'.

January 1, 2020