Chief of Defence Staff (India)
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title:
Chief of Defence Staff (India)
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the principal military authority and senior-most appointment of the Indian Armed Forces. Deemed the overall professional head of India’s three armed services, namely, the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force, the CDS is the highest-ranking military officer in service, responsible for overseeing inter-service jointness across all disciplines related to military functioning. Primarily, the office operates on a status of primus inter pares i.e.,
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Overall professional head of the Indian Armed Forces
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)
date created:
2019-08-15T03:44:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T14:38:35Z
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