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Why India needs a Chief of Defence Staff more than ever before
FirstpostThe armed forces and the nation urgently need a CDS and not appointing one is damaging the system rather than benefiting it It has been almost five months since General Bipin Rawat, the erstwhile Chief of Defence Staff, passed away in a tragic helicopter crash. The creation of theatre commands and appointing a single head for the armed forces were long delayed because the bureaucracy feared that it would move the armed forces away from their clutches. What had irked the bureaucracy was that under General Bipin Rawat the armed forces had begun being involved in national security decision making, relegating the bureaucracy, mainly those in the MoD, into the background. The armed forces and the nation need a CDS and not appointing one is damaging the system rather than benefiting it.
History of this topic
DC Edit | Does India need a CDS? It may be time for a rethink
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Six months after General Bipin Rawat’s demise, India still awaits its new CDS
Firstpost
What is Chief of Defence Staff? How to Become CDS Officer
News 18)
General Bipin Rawat passes away: How role of CDS came about and how his demise creates a void in India's military structure
Firstpost
Gen Rawat Appointed Chief of Defence Staff – What Does It Mean?
The Quint
'Army Will Reach Greater Heights Under MM Naravane': Gen Bipin Rawat On His Farewell
ABP News
General Bipin Rawat becomes first Chief of Defence Staff
Deccan Chronicle
India to have common chief for armed forces: PM Modi
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