Chief Of Defence Staff

September 29, 2022

Anil Chauhan, a three-star general who is now senior to four-star service chiefs

Newly-appointed CDS Lt Gen Chauhan – who had had a three-star rank during retirement – would be superior to the Army General, Admiral of the Navy and Air Chief Marshal of the Air Force.

September 28, 2022
Lt Gen Anil Chauhan new Chief of Defence Staff

The appointment comes over nine months after the post fell vacant following the death of Gen Bipin Rawat.
January 15, 2022
Pilot's disorientation in bad weather led to CDS Rawat's chopper-crash: Court of Inquiry

The court of inquiry has ruled out mechanical failure, sabotage or negligence as a cause of the accident.
December 09, 2021
Chopper carrying Rawat, others entered heavy mist seconds before crash | Video

CDS Rawat, his wife and 11 defence personnel onboard died in the accident.
December 09, 2021
Timeline | Chopper crash and CDS Bipin Rawat's demise

A timeline of what happened to the IAF helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and others that crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu
December 08, 2021
Who was India's first CDS General Bipin Rawat?

After a four-decade service in the India Army, General Rawat had been appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff in December 2019.
December 08, 2021
Gen Bipin Rawat survived a helicopter crash in 2015

Gen Rawat, then a lieutenant general, two pilots and a Colonel survived the crash, which happened due to engine failure.

Chief Of Defence Staff

Anil Chauhan, a three-star general who is now senior to four-star service chiefs

Lt Gen Anil Chauhan new Chief of Defence Staff

Pilot's disorientation in bad weather led to CDS Rawat's chopper-crash: Court of Inquiry

Chopper carrying Rawat, others entered heavy mist seconds before crash | Video

Timeline | Chopper crash and CDS Bipin Rawat's demise

Who was India's first CDS General Bipin Rawat?

Gen Bipin Rawat survived a helicopter crash in 2015

Gloom descends on Defence Services Staff College after CDS chopper crash

CDS chopper crash: Some unanswered questions

Why General Rawat's appointment as Army Chief in 2016 stirred a hornet's nest in military circles