Lt Gen. Anil Chauhan (Retd) has been appointed C.D.S. in place of Gen. Bipin Rawat who died in a helicopter-crash
NEW DELHI, Sep. 28, 2022 (TBINN)
Lt Gen. Anil Chauhan (Retd), a former eastern Army commander and director-general of military operations, was today appointed as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff, more than nine months after the post fell vacant following the death of Gen. Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash.
A decorated Army officer and a China-expert, 61-year-old Chauhan will also function as Secretary in the Department of Military Affairs with effect from the date of his assumption of charge and until further orders.
Lt Gen. Anil Chauhan (Retd) was director-general of Military Operations (D.G.M.O.) of the Army during the Balakot air strikes in 2019 when Indian airplanes pounded a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp deep inside Pakistan in response to the Pulwama terror-strike.
Notably, Lt Gen. Anil Chauhan (Retd) is also from Uttarakhand and belongs to Eleven Gorkha Rifles like Gen. Bipin Rawat. Thus, it is a day to be proud of for the people of Uttarakhand.
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