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Under an initial set of regulations established by the MoD in
December 2019, the service chiefs from the three services, namely, the COAS, the CNS and the CAS, having completed their mandated three-year tenure or having attained the age of 62, were deemed eligible to be appointed CDS, with the chosen
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whilst in tenure exposed this flaw. The office of CDS was vacant for nine months before a successor was named. Consequently, in June 2022, the MoD established a permanent set of appointment-cum-succession rules, stating that four-star and three-star officers from the armed services, notwithstanding
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Whilst the CDS is a rotational appointment held by officers drawn from the three armed services, the CDS is an independent entity, thus mandating a distinct set of accoutrements. Notably, the CDS uniform allows the appointee to retain certain paraphernalia, such as the uniform of the appointee's
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designate tenuring the office to the maximum deemed age of 65; unlike the service chiefs, the CDS has no fixed tenure, but only an upper age limit. The aforementioned 2022 regulations expanded the office's reach, allowing both active and retired officers to occupy the office until the age of 65.
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responsible for inter-service coordination across multiple disciplines related to the country's military affairs. Comprising the service chiefs of the three armed services, namely, the
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their states of being active or retired, would be deemed eligible candidates to be appointed to the office, provided they hadn't attained the age of 62 at the time of appointment.
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existed; thus, in the formative period of the office's existence, the senior-most service chief was recommended for appointment; the first instance of this was
General
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Peak cap of the appointee's parent service, with an additional maroon band attached with the inter-service insignia surrounded by an oak wreath, in gold-furnishing.
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in gold-furnishing. Similar to that of the service chiefs, this particular command flag is preferably displayed on the CDS's official car and at his office.
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entity responsible for fostering professional coordination between the services, and by extension, is also the principal military advisor to the nation’s
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As the principal military authority of the Indian Armed Forces, the CDS is tasked with multiple mandates, which are elaborated in the undermentioned:
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in procurement, training and staffing for the three armed services through joint-planning and integration of their respective requirements.
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As of 2022, the appointment regulations for CDS, whilst same for the three services, are classified distinctively, namely:
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In addition, the office mandates several distinct emendations, the primary of which are undermentioned:
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General Bipin Rawat, second-from-right, along with the three service chiefs in
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across all disciplines related to military functioning. Primarily, the office operates on a status of
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The first time the regulations were actively exercised was in the appointment of
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July 2011: Naik, now the outgoing
Chairman-COSC, handing the COSC baton to his successor, Admiral
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buckle designed with the inter-service insignia surrounded by an oak wreath, in gold-furnishing.
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nominated from either of the three services. Domestically, the office ranks 12th-overall in the
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2109:"Modi must appoint chief of defence staff – and prove India's political class isn't fearful"
1622:"Cabinet Committee on Security clears Chief of Defence Staff post: Here are all the details"
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1647:"Here's Why the Appointment of India's Second CDS Is Likely to Be Deferred for a While"
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Ceremonial, Conditions of Service and Miscellaneous (Amendment) Regulations, 2022
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with the chiefs of the three services, and functions as the
Permanent-Chairman of the
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Since its formal creation in 2020, the CDS is officiated on a rotational basis by
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on all affairs related to inter-service integration, coherence and functioning.
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Defence Staff, a year later: Lack of Clarity and an ambiguous Mandate
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Exercises command authority over specific inter-service agencies, namely, the
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atop the inter-service insignia of the Indian Armed Forces surrounded by an
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Notably, at the time of the office's creation, no fixed structure for an
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The Absent
Dialogue: Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Military in India
1459:"Explainer: What India's First Chief of Defence Staff Is Supposed To Do"
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field - representing the inter-service jointness, furnished with the
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Kumar, Brig (Retd) V Jai (12 January 2021). Bajwa, Lt Gen JS (ed.).
1423:"CDS Salary 2024: Basic Pay Scale, Benefits, Perks & Allowances"
610:. The move to appoint a designate to the office is initiated by the
1731:"Why the Elevation of Lt Gen. Anil Chauhan as CDS Is Extraordinary"
1871:"Swords, eagle, anchor: Gen Bipin Rawat to don new uniform as CDS"
1770:"Gen Naravane takes charge as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee"
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Gold-colored button furnished solely with inter-service insignia.
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Secretary, Department of Military Affairs (Secretary-DMA)
1846:"CDS of India, Significance, Roles and Responsibilities"
1713:"Lt Gen Anil Chauhan, former Army Commander, is new CDS"
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an all affairs exclusively related to the armed forces.
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Permanent Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (PC-COSC)
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Statutorily, the CDS is the presiding secretary of the
2051:"Chief of Defence Staff – Game Changer or Damp Squib?"
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from the three armed services, specifically, either a
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Ranjan, Rajeev (31 December 2019). Nair, Arun (ed.).
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2044:. Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations.
16:
Overall professional head of the Indian Armed Forces
1889:"General Bipin Rawat's official car bears new flag"
1383:"Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India"
470:; internationally, it is functionally identical to
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1542:"The Indian army's first Chief of Defence Staff"
728:March 2010: The outgoing Chairman-COSC, General
3328:Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War
2764:Department of Defence Research and Development
2714:Director General Armed Forces Medical Services
513:Acts as the principal military advisor to the
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1825:"MANAGEMENT OF OUR DEFENCE: ROLE OF THE COSC"
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1503:"Functions of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)"
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248:No fixed duration, only till the age of 65.
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1991:(Press release). PIB. 28 September 2022.
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767:establishment of India's independence
678:in September 2022; Chauhan, a former
616:Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
489:Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
231:Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
3513:List of equipment of the Indian Army
2511:Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee
2119:from the original on 15 August 2019.
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736:to his successor, Air Chief Marshal
2769:Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare
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2042:"The legacy of India's first CDS"
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344:Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
113:Overall professional head of the
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2066:Ahuja, Anil (1 January 2021).
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3732:Chiefs of defence by country
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1626:economictimes.indiatimes.com
653:Army (Amendment) Rules, 2022
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386:principal military authority
382:Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
80:since 30 September 2022
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3497:Weapons of mass destruction
3311:Nathu La and Cho La clashes
3301:Sino-Indian border skirmish
2836:Andaman and Nicobar Command
2831:Integrated Theatre Commands
2806:Defence Intelligence Agency
2709:Vice Chief of Defence Staff
2409:Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy
2018:. Oxford University Press.
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991:recalled to active service
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142:Defence Acquisition Council
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3367:Indo-Myanmar border strike
2791:Defence Planning Committee
2229:Kodandera Subayya Thimayya
1345:United States Armed Forces
1323:Chief of the Defence Staff
1232:1 year, 364 days
1121:1 year, 341 days
859:; nonetheless, it lacks a
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3800:Central African Republic
3621:President's Colour Award
3611:President's fleet review
2870:Maritime Theatre Command
2848:Strategic Forces Command
2801:Integrated Defence Staff
2699:Chief of the Naval Staff
2454:Norman Anil Kumar Browne
2399:Sundararajan Padmanabhan
2354:Sunith Francis Rodrigues
2081:(1). Delhi Policy Group.
2034:Think-tanks and journals
2012:Mukherjee, Anit (2019).
1875:www.newindianexpress.com
1787:Joshi, Shashank (2018).
1590:www.delhipolicygroup.org
1441:"Chiefs of Armed Forces"
1306:Chief of the Naval Staff
871:
791:Chief of the Naval Staff
777:armed forces formed the
639:unexpected death in 2021
534:Integrated Defence Staff
464:Chief of the Naval Staff
4219:Secretariat of the Navy
2694:Chief of the Army Staff
2309:Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
1301:Chief of the Army Staff
787:Chief of the Army Staff
618:(ACC) - comprising the
460:Chief of the Army Staff
412:inter-service jointness
390:senior-most appointment
184:Prime Minister of India
4613:Bosnia and Herzegovina
3487:Ordnance Factory Board
3406:Dadra and Nagar Haveli
3114:Awards and Decorations
2961:Southern Naval Command
2704:Chief of the Air Staff
2684:Chief of Defence Staff
2429:Joginder Jaswant Singh
2344:Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
2284:Tapishwar Narain Raina
2249:Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
2244:Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
2175:Chief of Defence Staff
1311:Chief of the Air Staff
1005:Chief of Defence Staff
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795:Chief of the Air Staff
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532:(AFSOD) vis-Ă -vis the
468:Chief of the Air Staff
24:Chief of Defence Staff
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3955:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
3820:Republic of the Congo
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3646:Indian military bands
3636:Armed Forces Tribunal
3631:Armed Forces Flag Day
2956:Eastern Naval Command
2951:Western Naval Command
2933:Army Training Command
2923:South Western Command
2474:Birender Singh Dhanoa
2374:Vijai Singh Shekhawat
2289:Hrushikesh Moolgavkar
2269:Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
2259:Adhar Kumar Chatterji
2055:Indian Defence Review
1336:Pakistan Armed Forces
1278:Inter-service offices
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702:Manoj Mukund Naravane
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3154:Battle of Asal Uttar
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2989:Southern Air Command
2880:Defence Space Agency
2875:Defence Cyber Agency
2551:British Armed Forces
2424:Shashindra Pal Tyagi
2379:Shankar Roychowdhury
2329:Arun Shridhar Vaidya
2324:Oscar Stanley Dawson
2279:Sourendra Nath Kohli
2140:at Wikimedia Commons
1737:. 29 September 2022.
1719:. 29 September 2022.
1699:images.assettype.com
1327:British Armed Forces
526:Defence Space Agency
522:Defence Cyber Agency
435:(DMA), the foremost
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4519:limited recognition
4251:Trinidad and Tobago
4116:Antigua and Barbuda
4030:limited recognition
3565:Historical Aircraft
3460:LOC surgical strike
3202:Battle of Longewala
3139:Indo-Pakistani wars
3107:Paramilitary forces
3078:Ranks and insignia
3039:Paramilitary forces
3009:Maintenance Command
2999:Western Air Command
2984:Eastern Air Command
2979:Central Air Command
2754:Ministry of Defence
2747:Committees/Councils
2669:Minister of Defence
2598:Indian Armed Forces
2444:Pradeep Vasant Naik
2364:Bipin Chandra Joshi
2359:Laxminarayan Ramdas
2299:Om Prakash Malhotra
2201:Sir Thomas Elmhirst
2179:Indian Armed Forces
1920:. 31 December 2019.
1776:. 16 December 2021.
1671:. 21 November 2019.
1669:raksha-anirveda.com
1610:. 25 December 2019.
1571:. 24 December 2019.
1488:. 31 December 2019.
1465:. 31 December 2019.
1403:on 20 November 2015
1394:Government of India
1371:. 29 December 2019.
1021:Minister of Defence
984:†- Died in office
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799:Minister of Defence
631:order of succession
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612:Ministry of Defence
515:Minister of Defence
445:Ministry of Defence
441:civilian leadership
395:Indian Armed Forces
360:(US$ 3,000) monthly
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193:Minister of Defence
115:Indian Armed Forces
94:Indian Armed Forces
4171:Dominican Republic
3570:Aircraft Squadrons
3492:Ballistic missiles
3159:Battle of Chawinda
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2853:Commander-in-Chief
2841:Commander-in-Chief
2549:Seconded from the
2449:Nirmal Kumar Verma
2414:Nirmal Chander Vij
1967:The Economic Times
1852:. 9 February 2024.
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2105:Panag, Lt Gen H S
2025:978-0-19-090590-3
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