- Lt. General Anil Chauhan was appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
- The Central Government appointed the former Eastern Army Commander Lt.
- General Anil Chauhan (retired) as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
- The post of Chief of Defence Staff was vacant for over 9 months since the death of the first CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat lost his life in a helicopter crash in December 2021.
- General Anil Chauhan has over 40 years’ experience as he held several key command, staff and instrumental appointments.
- He was involved in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast India.
- Lt Gen Chauhan was an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
- He served as part of the 11th Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army.
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