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Lt General Anil Chauhans (Retired) appointment comes 9 months after the death of General Bipin Rawat, the first CDS, in December 2021.

Lt Gen Chauhan (retd) was the Director General of Military Operations of the Army during the Balakot air strikes in 2019 when Indian airplanes pounded a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp deep inside Pakistan in response to the Pulwama terror strike.

The Centre has decided to appoint Lt General Anil Chauhan (retired) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

The appointment comes more than nine months after the position fell vacant after the passing of Gen. Bipin Rawat.

The centre on Tuesday appointed Lt General Anil Chauhan (retired) as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

It is unclear whether the three service chiefs were involved in any way in the discussions behind the promoting of a retired officer to a position above them in authority.

The centre on Tuesday appointed Lt General Anil Chauhan (retired) as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

Anil Chauhan profile: Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) is a former eastern Army commander and director general of military operations. Sixty-one-year-old Chauhan will also function as secretary, the Department of Military Affairs, with effect from the date of his assumption of charge, the defence ministry said.  

Union government has decided to appoint Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (Retd) as next Chief of Defence Staff who will also function as Secretary to Government of India, Department of Military Affairs with effect from date of assumption of charge and until further orders, a statement from the Ministry of Defence said.  In a career spanning over nearly 40 years, Lt Gen Anil Chauhan had

The Centre on Wednesday named Lt Gen (retd) Anil Chauhan as new CDS (Chief of Defence Staff).