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The Narendra Modi government took a major policy decision in creating the post of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on January 1. This political resolve to address a long-delayed issue pertaining to India’s higher defence management was welcomed as a commendable initiative. Approval was accorded for creating “the post of Chief of Defence Staff in the rank of a four-star General with salary and perquisites equivalent to a Service Chief” and it was understood that the CDS would be the first among equals.
Prime Minister Modi made the announcement fairly early in his second term from the Red Fort during
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