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It was always going to be another IA guy because Rawat never didn’t complete his term. The next CDS will be an IAF officer for sure people are saying he’s only appointed for being close to GoI and upset it’s another IA guy. Well that may be the case but I also think there’s another part of...

Indeed but the day to day, in fact >90% of the role is about creating and implementing reforms. IA generals are the lowest qualified to do this by nature. A navy guy with a deputy from the army is probably the best option. long term india needs to create more competent leadership across the...

Why are people obsessed with this guy and other IA generals? CDS (at present) is not an operational position. It doesn’t mean much that these guys have combat command history. CDS should be a visionary that is interested in jointness and reforms. These are the only qualifications needed...

Makes sense if true, GoI (PMO) was said to be very frustrated by the IA’s resistance to reforms and downright sabotage of plenty service chiefs won’t have an operational role after theatre commands and hence why CDS post is so opposed by them

This disappointed by recent clarifications clearly have ZERO idea what a CDS is meant to be and how they operate in other modern democracies. CDS was not going to be nor should it be a “super general” that assumes complete control of all military assets. It is an ADMINISTRATIVE position and a...

Unless the CDS is a 5* this entire announcement is just eyewash. It seems speculation of How Modi govt is pursuing this is that it will just be one of The 4* service chiefs ie a first among equals but this is pretty much already the system as there is already a chairman of the defence staff...