11 December 2019
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- India Gears Up for First Chief of Defence Staff in Face of China, Pakistan Threat
India Gears Up for First Chief of Defence Staff in Face of China, Pakistan Threat
India is now in the final stages of appointing its first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), a move that analysts say is just the start of much-needed defence reforms for the country to face changing national security threats, most notably by its nuclear-armed neighbours China and Pakistan. However, without a CDS, the Integrated Defence Staff was a “bureaucratic lightweight that was easily side-lined by the three services”, said Anit Mukherjee, a former Indian army officer who now teaches at RSIS.
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Last updated on 12/12/2019
