Army chief General Bipin Rawat named India’s first Chief of Defence Staff

The Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday named as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff. General Rawat was named the Chief of Defence Staff just a day before he was to retire from service after completing a full three-year term as the Chief of Army Staff.

General Rawat is the first officer to hold the post of the Chief of Defence Staff, which was set up just days ago.

The announcement of the name of India’s Chief of Defence Staff was made months after PM Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, promised that his government would establish the top military post.