Gen Anil Chauhan takes charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff

Gen Anil Chauhan takes charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff Gen Chauhan, a former Eastern Army Commander, took charge as the country’s senior-most military commander over nine months after the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu. news Defence Gen Anil Chauhan on Friday became India’s new Chief of Defence Staff with a mandate to implement the ambitious theaterisation plan that aims to ensure tri-services synergy and prepare the armed forces for future security challenges facing the nation. Gen Chauhan, a former Eastern Army Commander, took charge as…