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    The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the principal military authority and senior-most appointment of the Indian Armed Forces. Deemed the overall professional...
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    status-equivalent of the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of the Army Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff - all three positions of which are also occupied...
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    The Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) is the head of the Integrated Defence Staff which acts as the point...
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    order of precedence, and is the IAF's status-equivalent of the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of the Army Staff and the Chief of the Naval Staff - all...
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    status-equivalent of the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff - all three positions of which are also occupied...
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    Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Finance. The IDS is headed by Chief of Integrated Defence Staff along with Deputy Chiefs of Integrated Defence Staff. On...
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    The Chief of the Defence Staff (French: Chef d'État-Major des Armées [CEMA]; lit. 'Chief of Staff of the Armies') is the military head of the Armed Forces...
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    Forces. The President of India is the ceremonial commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the country. The Ministry of Defence provides policy framework...
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  • Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana) Chief of the Defence Staff (India) Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy) Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria) Chief of...
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    Anil Chauhan (category Chiefs of Defence Staff (India))
    18 May 1961) is a four-star general of the Indian Army, who is the current and 2nd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces, since 30 September...
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    the Chief of Defence is an army officer. Eleven of the forty Vice Chiefs have gone on to head the Indian Army as the Chief of the Army Staff. The current...
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  • Defence Staff (Canada) Vice Chief of Defence Force (New Zealand) Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) Vice Chief of Defence Staff (India)...
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    Bipin Rawat (category Chiefs of Defence Staff (India))
    military officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army. He served as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020...
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    officer serving as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian military. The position holder chairs the Chiefs of Staff Committee, and serves as the principal...
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    Thus, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the CHOD of the United States, the Chief of the Defence Staff is the CHOD of the United Kingdom, the...
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    The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is a defence service training institution of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. It trains officers...
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  • Chief of the General Staff (Hungary) Chief of the General Staff (India) Chief of the General Staff (Israel) Chief of the General Staff (Iraq) Chief of...
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    The Chief of the General Staff, India was a senior military commander in the British Indian Army from 1906 to 1947, and in the independent Indian Army...
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    Tripathi on 1 May 2024. At the time of independence of India on 15 August 1947, the Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy was the de facto...
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  • January 2022. "India to now get chief of defence staff, will be a 4-star general". The Times of India. 25 December 2019. "A sneak peek of CDS uniform, insignia"...
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  • Chief of Defence Staff Chief of the Army Staff Chief of the Navy Staff Chief of the Air Staff Chief of the Defence Staff (Greece) Chief of Staff of the...
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  • a senior Indian Administrative Service of the rank of secretary to the Government of India. The current Defence Secretary is Shri. Giridhar Aramane, I...
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    The Deputy Chiefs of the Army Staff (DCOAS) are Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) of the Indian Army, and are three-star rank appointments held by Lieutenant-Generals...
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    R. Hari Kumar (category Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India))
    appointed Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC). During his tenure as CISC, the Department of Military Affairs was created by the Government of India and...
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  • held by the Chief of the Air Staff, the professional head of the Indian Air Force. The rank may also be held by the Chief of Defence Staff when the holder...
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    and military staff and is funded within the UK's defence budget. The organisation was formerly known as the Defence Intelligence Staff (DIS), but changed...
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    Andaman and Nicobar Command and the Integrated Defence Staff. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces but the executive...
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    The Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) is the deputy to the Chief of the Air Staff of India and second-highest ranking officer of the Indian Air Force...
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    Manoj Pande (category Chiefs of Army Staff (India))
    and the current Chief of the Army Staff. He previously served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command...
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    General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff (Republic of Korea) Chief of Defence Staff (India) Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Staff (military)...
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