Chief of Defence Staff: General Bipin Rawat Likely to be First Appointee; Panel to Decide CDS Tenure, Modalities
The post of CDS, tasked to oversee the operations three wings of Indian armed forces, would be assigned to the senior-most military officer, said Defence Ministry officials privy to the development. At present, the senior most military commander is Gen Rawat and he is likely to takeover as the CDS, a report said.