India to now get chief of defence staff, will be a 4-star general

India will now finally get a chief of defence staff (CDS) or a tri-Service chief, a four-star general like the Army, Navy and IAF chiefs but who will be "the first among equals", to act as a single-point military adviser to the government and inject some much-needed synergy among the armed forces.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/35Vvu11