Outgoing Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat, who will take over as India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Tuesday expressed hope that the Army will rise to greater heights under the new chief Lt Gen M M Naravane. General Bipin Rawat was accorded a farewell Guard of Honour Tuesday morning.
On Monday late night, the Central government announced that General Rawat has been appointed as CDS. General Rawat - who served a rare full three-year term as the Indian Army Chief after he superseded two officers in 2016 - will serve as CDS till March 31, 2023.
General Rawat, who was speaking at a conclave of foreign defence attaches at the Constitution Club, further said that India is committed to the ethos of indigenisation of defence production. The conclave was also attended by Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh.
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat is set to take over the charge as Chairman, Chiefs of Staffs Committee (CCS) from the outgoing Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa on Friday (September 27).
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