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Creation of a Chief of Defence Staff
December 27 , 2019
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- The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the creation of a chief of defence staff (CDS).
- CDS will be the single-point military adviser to the government as suggested by the Kargil Review Committee in 1999.
- CDS oversees and coordinates the working of the three Services.
- CDS is described as ‘first among equals’ among service chiefs.
- A CDS would be a four-star general from either of the Indian Armed Forces- the Army, the Air Force or the Navy.
Composition of Cabinet Committee on Security.
- Prime Minister as its Head
- Minister of Defence
- Minister of Home Affairs
- Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs.
- Minister of External Affairs.
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