NEW DELHI: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has been appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff by the government on Monday. With him being the CDS , smooth coordination among the army, air force and navy is expected to happen, as tri-services agencies on cyber and space came up during his tenure as the Army Chief. Rawat will turn 62 in March 2020.Under the leadership of Rawat, the Indian Army has taken some of the most stringent steps against Pakistan. Incidentally, he has also ensured strong retaliation to unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control. Under his tenure, the army accepted the government’s decision to tax disability pension, generating anger among disabled veterans.

Source: Economic Times December 30, 2019 17:03 UTC