Process to identify next CDS has started: Rajnath Singh
The Hindu
Army chief Gen. Naravane entrusted charge of Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC)
The Government has initiated the process to identify the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The top military post fell vacant following the death of CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat in a chopper crash last week.
“The process to select the next CDS has begun and the name will be announced soon.” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on the sidelines of an event.
In the interim, Army chief Gen. M.M. Naravane, who is the seniormost of the three service chiefs, has been entrusted the charge of Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC), comprising the three service chiefs with the CDS as its Permanent Chairman.
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