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Creating an Effective CDS for India’s National Defence

Background

Nearly two decades after submission of the Kargil Review Committee (KRC) report in 1999, the Group of Ministers (GOM) Report in 2001 and recommendations of the Naresh Chandra Task Force in 2012, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)....

February 13, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , CDS , Govt CDS initiative , Guidelines on CDS function , MoD reforms

Implementation of the Decision on the Chief of Defence Staff for Indian Armed Forces

VIF Study Group Report Article

Composition of the Study Group

The long awaited decision of the government to appoint a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) for the Indian Armed Forces has finally been taken and is a welcome move. This reform would definitely bring better integ....

September 13, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Govt CDS initiative , Guidelines on CDS function , MoD reforms