Gen Anil Chauhan to take charge as new CDS

Gen Anil Chauhan will assume the rank of the four-star General once he takes charge as India's second Chief of Defence Staff.

Updated on: Sep 30, 2022 8:12 PM IST

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Gen Anil Chauhan on Friday took charge as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on Friday with the aim to focus back on the implementation of the ambitious theaterisation drive to bring synergy among the three services. He will be the first retired three-star officer to return to service in four-star rank. (PTI)

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Gen Anil Chauhan was appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on September 28, more than nine months after the post fell vacant following the death of Gen Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash. (PTI)

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61-year-old Gen Anil Chauhan will also function as Secretary in the Department of Military Affairs. (HT Photo/Sanjeev Verma)

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Gen Chauhan is from the 11 Gorkha Rifles, the same regiment as Gen Rawat. "He will assume charge as the new Chief of Defence Staff on Friday," said an official. (HT Phhoto/Sanjeev Verma)

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Gen Chauhan was the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) 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. (HT Photo/Sanjeev Verma)

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After his retirement as the Eastern Army Commander last year, he has been serving as the military adviser in the National Security Council Secretariat headed by NSA Ajit Doval. (HT Photo/Sanjeev Verma)

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In a career spanning nearly 40 years, Gen Anil Chauhan held several command, staff and instrumental appointments and had extensive experience in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast India. (ANI)

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Gen Chauhan retired from the service in May last year when he was serving as the eastern Army Commander. (PTI)