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General Anil Chauhan PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM ADC (born 18 May 1961) is a four-star general of the Indian Army, who is the current and 2nd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces, since 30 September 2022.
Sep 28, 2022 · Born on 18th May 1961, Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) was commissioned into the 11 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army in 1981. He studied at the Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kolkata and credits the city for shaping him as a soldier. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
Sep 28, 2022 · As new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lt General Anil Chauhan’s task will be to get the army, navy and air force to collaborate rather than work in their silos. He will also, as head of the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), be the main military adviser to the defence minister
Sep 28, 2022 · MORE THAN nine months after the death in a helicopter crash of the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat (retired), the Government announced Wednesday it was appointing Lt General Anil Chauhan (retired) as the new CDS.
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Sep 28, 2022 · The Centre has decided to appoint Lt General Anil Chauhan (retd) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). He is only the second person to hold the post after General Bipin Rawat, who died in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on December 8, 2021.
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Sep 28, 2022 · Lt. General Anil Chauhan (Retired) was appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff. He was commissioned into the 11 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army in 1981. Chauhan has been a recipient of...
Sep 28, 2022 · The Centre, on Wednesday, appointed Lt-General Anil Chauhan (Retd) as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Lt Gen Chauhan, who was the Eastern Army Command chief before retiring in 2021, succeeds General Bipin Rawat who was killed in a helicopter crash nine months ago.
