Bipin Rawat

2022 - 9 - 29

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Lt Gen (retd) Anil Chauhan appointed new CDS, to succeed General ... (Business Today)

He will succeed General Bipin Rawat, who died in December last year. The position had been vacant since then. Chauhan served as GOC-in-charge of Eastern Command ...

Later as Lt General, he commanded a corps in the North East and subsequently went to become the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command from September 2019 and held the charge until his retirement from the service in May 2021. Earlier, the officer had also served as a United Nations mission to Angola. Chauhan served as GOC-in-charge of Eastern Command from 2019 to 2021.

CDS Gen Anil Chauhan has a lot to do. But first, fast track what Gen ... (ThePrint)

The fact that the Narendra Modi government waited nine months to appoint Gen Anil Chauhan as the second CDS shows that it has complete faith and trust in ...

Of course, the Services have still not been able to resolve their differences and this is where Gen Chauhan’s deft hands will come into play. People who know him say that unlike his predecessor, Chauhan does not speak much but is very sharp and firm. This means that he will work with at least 6 service chiefs including the current three. He will have to ensure that some of the bitterness that had crept in among the Services during Gen Rawat’s tenure is taken care of even as he remains firm and not let the Service headquarters run amok. Chauhan will be responsible for almost all military matters. [working](https://theprint.in/defence/centre-appoints-china-expert-lt-gen-anil-chauhan-as-new-cds/1146713/) as the military advisor to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), which has enabled him to get a hawk-eye view of the entire security and defence spectrum.

'War capacity...': Gen Bipin Rawat had once said this about India's ... (Hindustan Times)

LT. General Anil Chauhan (R) is all set to takeover as India's second Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). General Chauhan will also serve as the Secretary of ...

He is a decorated army officer who will function now with the rank of full General and four stars. General Chauhan will also serve as the Secretary of Military Affairs. General Anil Chauhan (R) is all set to takeover as India's second Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

New CDS General Anil Chauhan Takes Charge Nine Months After ... (Jagran English)

New Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan was accorded the Guard of Honour in a ceremony held at the South Block in Delhi on Friday morning.

He went on to become the Lieutenant General and commanded a corps in the North East. GENERAL Anil Chauhan on Friday assumed charge as the second Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India at the South Block in Delhi. Taking charge as the new CDS, Gen Chauhan said, "I'm proud to be assuming the responsibility of the highest rank in the Indian Armed Forces.

Doval's close, Bipin Rawat's special… Enemies tremble with new ... (Youthistaan)

In his career spanning over 40 years, Lt Gen Anil Chauhan has held several command, staff and important positions and has vast experience of ...

Later as a lieutenant general, he commanded a corps in the Northeast and became the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command from September 2019 until his retirement in May 2021. “The government has decided to appoint Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (Retd) as the next CDS, who will also take over as Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, Government of India, with effect from the date of assumption of charge,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement. China expert Chauhan (61) will also serve as Secretary in the Department of Military Affairs from the date of his assumption of charge and till further orders. After his retirement as Eastern Army Commander last year, he has been serving as Military Advisor in the National Security Council Secretariat headed by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan (Retired) was appointed as the new Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of the country. When a military base on the China border in Arunachal Pradesh and a major road near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) was named after Rawat earlier this month, Chouhan flew from Delhi to attend the ceremony .

'I will try to fulfil expectations of three services': Gen Anil Chauhan ... (The Indian Express)

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan received the Guard of Honour at the South Block, Delhi and visited the National War Memorial with his ...

He will be the first retired three-star officer to return to service in four-star rank. “I’m proud to be assuming the responsibility of the highest rank in the Indian Armed Forces. Gen Anil Chauhan on Friday became India’s new Chief of Defence Staff.