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The position's initial roots finds its origins in the 18th century, when the East India Company (EIC) - a British-origin trade establishment and the then-de facto administrative organization of the Indian subcontinent, established the position of Commander-in-Chief, India (C-in-C) in 1748 to head its three Presidency Armies, namely the Bengal ...
Upendra Dwivedi (born 1 July 1964) is a serving four star general officer of the Indian Army.He is the current and 30th Chief of the Army Staff. [5] [6] He took over as the 30th COAS succeeding General Manoj Pande on 30 June 2024. [7]
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) Lieutenant General: Pratik Sharma PVSM, AVSM, SM [12] Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination) Rakesh Kapoor AVSM, VSM [13] Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance) Rahul R Singh AVSM, VSM [14] Adjutant General: VPS Kaushik UYSM, YSM, SM [15] Military ...
General Anil Chauhan PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM (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.
Chief of Defence Staff: General Anil Chauhan: 30 September 2022 Chief, Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh: 30 September 2024 Chief, Army Staff: General Upendra Dwivedi: 30 June 2024 Chief, Naval Staff: Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi: 1 May 2024 Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Vice Chief of Defence Staff) Lieutenant general Johnson P ...
It is the brainchild of General Krishnaswamy Sundarji (28 April 1930 – 8 February 1999), who was the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1986 to 1988. During the late 70s, as part of Indian Army modernisation, there was an urgent need to re-calibrate the Indian Mechanised Forces, which led to the forming of Mechanised Infantry units ...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the principal military authority and senior-most appointment of the Indian Armed Forces. [14] Introduced in 2019, the CDS operates on a status of primus inter pares i.e., first among equals with the Chiefs of Staff and functions as the COSC's Permanent Chairman , independent of the Chiefs of Staff.
Manoj Pande (born 6 May 1962) is a retired four star general officer of the Indian Army.He last served as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff. [3] [4] [5] He previously served as 43rd Vice Chief of the Army Staff, [6] prior to that he was General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command [7] and also as the Commander-in-Chief (CINCAN) of Andaman and Nicobar Command. [8]