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Looking to create air defence, logistics, peninsula theatre commands: CDS

"In order to become the armed forces of the Union, we need to start working on some of the aspects where we think immediate integration can happen," said General Bipin Rawat

Bipin Rawat
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India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat

Press Trust of India New Delhi
The armed forces are likely to collaborate and create an 'air defence command' to cover all aerial operations taking place in the Indian airspace, a 'peninsula command' to look after all naval operations in the closer Indian Ocean region, and a 'logistics command', said India's first chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday.

"In order to become the armed forces of the Union, we need to start working on some of the aspects where we think immediate integration can happen. There, we find that air defence is one area, which according to me, is a low hanging fruit
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