Predicting the future line of conspiracy theorists, Propagandists, lefties, congis:
1. Anyone who gets appointed the next CDS(specially from IAF) would be painted as someone who was involved in this... & hue&cry will be created
2. After any big military deal in near future(especially of Artillery, submarine, fighters)... theories would be woven that "maybe Rawat was against it... so he was eliminated"
Be prepared for above & much much more. It's just a beginning.
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In my opinion... atleast for now... nobody from IAF should become CDS... Reasons: 1. You would be giving enough space for 5th generation warfare(bcoz few months ago Gen Rawat called them support arm)
2. IAF is the force that has resisted indigenization the most... the most import dependent force... with 500 air crashes in last 25 years... who made a joke of Tejas & somewhat of fighter procurement (On the other hand, Dhruv is a success thanks to primarily the army & navy)
A Navy guy should get it... as a reward to that service for its indigenization efforts... & one who could demand a greater budget share for his force.