Anil Chauhan named Chief of Defence Staff
Business Standard|September 29, 2022
Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd), a former eastern Army commander and director general of military operations, was, on Wednesday, 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.
Anil Chauhan named Chief of Defence Staff

Sixty-one-year-old Chauhan will also function as secretary, the Department of Military Affairs, with effect from the date of his assumption of charge, the defence ministry said.

In a career spanning over nearly 40 years, Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) held several commands, staff and instrumental appointments and had extensive experience in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast India.

Lt Gen Chauhan (retd) retired from service in May last year when he was serving as the eastern Army Commander.

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