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The '''Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC)''' is an administrative forum of the senior-most military leaders of the ], which advises the ] on all military and strategic matters deemed privy to ], ] and ] between the country's three armed services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/chiefs-armed-forces|title=Chiefs of Armed Forces|
The '''Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee''' is, in principle, the executive head and chief administrative military officer of the ]. It is roughly based on the Chairman of the ] of the ].{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} The chairman heads the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the ] and is the principal military advisor to the ] of the republic, the ] and the ]. Until 2020, the chairmanship of the CoSC was held in rotation by the senior-most service chief until his retirement, and the arrangement was found to be unsatisfactory. <ref name="Bikram">{{cite web |author1=TNN |title=Bikram Singh takes over chairman of chiefs of staff from Browne |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bikram-Singh-takes-over-chairman-of-chiefs-of-staff-from-Browne/articleshow/28159289.cms |website=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |access-date=15 November 2018 |date=31 December 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-24|title=Govt sets up Dept of Military Affairs to be headed by Chief of Defence Staff|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-sets-up-dept-of-military-affairs-to-be-headed-by-chief-of-defence-staff/story-eIC4HPIpbexJgGtpEfMaLI.html|access-date=2020-09-15|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> When the post of the ] (CDS) was established, its holder was also made the permanent chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC).<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=24 December 2019|title=Cabinet approves creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff in the rank of four star General|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1597425|access-date=16 December 2021|website=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gen-rawat-takes-over-as-chairman-of-chiefs-of-staff-committee/article29528935.ece|title=Gen. Rawat takes over as Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> By organization, the COSC is comprised several key members, namely, ] - who acts as the Committee's ''Permanent Chairman'',
along with the ], the ] and the ] - all of whom are also additionally supported by the ].<ref name="Composition">{{Cite web|url=https://optimizeias.com/chiefs-of-staff-committee-cosc/|title=Chiefs of Staff Committee|website=optimizeias.com|date=17 December 2021}}</ref>


By function, the COSC has two principal responsibilities: one, to inculcate and implement jointness through integration of, ''inter alia'', the doctrine, logistics, and operations of the three armed services; two, to apprise to the nation's ] i.e., the ] and [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of
In the absence of the CDS, a temporary Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee may be appointed. Following the death of the late CDS ] in a ] in December 2021, General ] assumed the temporary role of Chairman CoSC until such time a new CDS is appointed.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiDecember 16|first1=Abhishek Bhalla New|last2=December 16|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 01:00|title=Old system till new CDS appointed: Gen Naravane as senior-most service chief fills in for Gen Bipin Rawat|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/old-system-new-cds-army-chief-general-naravane-bipin-rawat-1888316-2021-12-16|access-date=2021-12-16|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-16|title=Army Chief Gen Naravane takes charge as chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/161221/army-chief-gen-naravane-takes-charge-as-chairman-of-chiefs-of-staff-co.html|access-date=2021-12-16|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=General Naravane fills in for General Bipin Rawat as the CDS for time being; old system to continue|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/general-naravane-fills-in-for-general-bipin-rawat-as-the-cds-for-time-being-old-system-to-continue-315787-2021-12-16|access-date=2021-12-16|website=Business Today|language=en}}</ref>
Defence]], on all matters related to the nation's security.<ref name="IDSA_1">{{Cite web|url=https://idsa.in/system/files/Monograph6.pdf|title=A Call for Change:Higher Defence Management in India|website=idsa.in|date= July 2012}}</ref> As such, it exists primarily as an advisory body, endowed with no executive command authority.<ref name="CAPS_1">{{Cite web|url=https://capsindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/JASJIT-SINGH.pdf|title=MANAGEMENT OF OUR DEFENCE: ROLE OF THE COSC|website=capsindia.org|date=April 2006}}</ref>

To execute its mandate, the COSC is closely supported by the ] (IDS) and other inter-service bodies under its patronage that specialize in facets such as intelligence, personnel, operations and training.<ref name="R_32"/> Comparably, the forum is identical to the ] ] and ] ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2131622/indian-armys-first-chief-defence-staff|title=The Indian army's first Chief of Defence Staff|website=tribune.com.pk|date=7 January 2020}}</ref>

From 1947 to 2019, and briefly from 2021 to 2022 - the leadership of the COSC was rotated amongst the service chiefs (''or'' Chiefs of Staff) of the three armed services, with the senior-most chief serving as Chairman-COSC with no fixed tenure; however, since 2020, the mantle of the COSC's chairmanship is held by the Chief of the Defence Staff, a separate office that functions independent of the service chiefs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/cabinet-committee-on-security-clears-creation-of-chief-of-defence-staff-post/articleshow/72951813.cms?from=mdr|title=Cabinet Committee on Security clears Chief of Defence Staff post: Here are all the details|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|date=24 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318122847/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/cabinet-committee-on-security-clears-creation-of-chief-of-defence-staff-post/articleshow/72951813.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=18 March 2024}}</ref>

==Functioning==
The current membership of the Chiefs of Staff Committee:
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===Chief of Defence Staff===
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the ] and ] of the Indian Armed Forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/chiefs-armed-forces|title=Chiefs of Armed Forces|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref>
Introduced in 2019, the CDS operates on a status of '']'' i.e., ''first among equals'' with the Chiefs of Staff and functions as the COSC's ''Permanent Chairman'', independent of the Chiefs of Staff.<ref name="ORF_1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/cds-the-long-and-arduous-road-ahead-59717|title=CDS: The long and arduous road ahead|website=www.orfonline.org|date=31 December 2019}}</ref>

As Permanent Chairman-COSC, the CDS maintains the following responsibilities within the forum:<br/>
* Acting as the principal military advisor to the ] on all affairs related to inter-service integration, coherence and functioning.<ref name="PIB_1">{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=198899|title=Functions of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)|website=pib.gov.in|date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
* Participating as a member of the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Minister of Defence and Defence Planning Committee chaired by ].<ref name="PIB_2"/>
* Exercising command authority over specific inter-service organizations/agencies/commands, namely, the ] (DCyA), the ] and the ] vis-à-vis the ] (IDS).<ref name="DPG_1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.delhipolicygroup.org/publication/policy-briefs/institution-of-the-chief-of-defence-staff-evaluating-the-first-year.html|title=Institution of the Chief of Defence Staff: Evaluating the First Year|website=www.delhipolicygroup.org|date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
* Functioning as the Military Adviser to the ].<ref name="PIB_2">{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1597425|title=Cabinet approves creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff in the rank of four star General|website=pib.gov.in|date=24 December 2019}}</ref>

===Chiefs of Staff===
], the ], the ] and the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, in 2016.]]

The service chiefs (''also'' referred to as the Chiefs of Staff) of the three services are, namely, the ] (COAS), the ] (CNS) and ] (CAS) - all of whom are customarily ].<ref name="CISC_2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.idsa.in/system/files/jds/13-3-2019-integrated-defence-staff-in-national-security.pdf|
title=HQ Integrated Defence Staff in the National Security Structure|website=www.idsa.in|date=September 2019}}</ref>

As voting members of the COSC, the Chiefs of Staff function in the undermentioned manner:
* Functioning with the ] of leadership as the service's statutory ''chief of staff'' and activity as its ''ex-officio commander'' i.e., in the former role, overseeing the staff-cum-administrative duties of the services; in the latter role, overseeing the service's operational duties.<ref name="Research_1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233278549|title=FACING FUTURE CHALLENGESDEFENCE REFORM IN INDIA|website=www.researchgate.net|date=November 2011}}</ref>
* Advising the COSC and the civilian leadership on matters privy to their respective services; this is in contrast to the CDS, whose advice reflects a comprehensive nature involving multiple, rather than concerned inputs.<ref name="CENJOWS_2">{{Cite web|url=https://cenjows.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Layouut_-Synergy-2.pdf|title=SYNERGY - JOURNAL OF THE CENTRE FOR JOINT WARFARE STUDIES|website=cenjows.in|date=February 2017}}</ref>
* Deliberating inter-service issues to foster joint-realization of the country's national security objectives.<ref name="CISC_2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.idsa.in/system/files/jds/13-3-2019-integrated-defence-staff-in-national-security.pdf|
title=HQ Integrated Defence Staff in the National Security Structure|website=www.idsa.in|date=September 2019}}</ref>

However, their mandate of the Chiefs of Staff are not formally defined by statute, and are obfuscated by the undermentioned:<br/>
* The ''Organisation, Functions, Powers and Procedure of Defence Headquarters, 1952'' defines the Service Headquarters (SHQ) i.e., the administrative centers of the three services as ''attached offices'', which by statute, excludes them from the departmental structure of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).<ref name="Brookings_1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/book-defence-reform-3.pdf|title=DEFENCE REFORMS A National Imperative|website=www.brookings.edu|date=February 2018}}</ref><br/>
* The ''(Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961'', which defines the authority, responsibility and obligations of government departments, prescribes that the responsibility for the ''defence of India thereof'' is placed with the Defence Secretary; there is no mention of the Chiefs of Staffs or their respective SHQs.<ref name="Brookings_1"/>

===Chief of Integrated Defence Staff===
In addition to its aforementioned core members, the COSC's functioning is supported by the ] (IDS), which functions as the COSC's principal arm and secretariat.<ref name="CISC_1">{{Cite web|url=https://cgda.nic.in/audit/manuals/OFFICE%20MANUAL%20CDA%20(IDS).pdf|title=DEFENCE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT OFFICE MANUAL PART – XVI|website=cgda.nic.in|date=2014}}</ref> The IDS, which by role also acts as an inter-service interface for coordinating the armed services, is led by the ] (CISC) - a ] officer, who is a non-voting member of the COSC.<ref name="Composition"/> Functionally, the CISC operates with the unofficial role of ''vice-CDS'', to act as an adjudicator towards fostering inter-service coordination between the Service Headquarters (SHQ) of the three services.<ref name="CENJOWS_HDO"/><ref name="CISC_1"/>

To support the Chairman-COSC, the CISC undertakes the following roles:
* Chair the Defence Crisis Management Group.<ref name="R_32">{{Cite web|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/62703/1/14_Defence_32.pdf|title=STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE (2008-2009) THIRTY-SECOND REPORT|website=eparlib.nic.in|date=18 December 2008}}</ref>
* Supervise the co-ordination of Long Range Plans, Five Years Plans and annual budgetary proposals for the three services and presenting coordinated set of proposals to Minister of Defence after discussion with Chiefs of Staff in COSC and Defence Secretary.<ref name="R_32"/>
* Coordinating and analyzing critical deficiencies in force capabilities, assessing the impact of such deficiencies on national military objectives.<ref name="R_32"/>


==History== ==History==
===Creation (1947)===
The Chiefs of Staff Committee was established on 15 August 1947 upon Indian independence, and was conceived as the "supreme professional body" to advise the Minister of Defence and the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs on all military-related matters. The Chairman of the Committee was the Commander-in-Chief (Chief of Staff from 1955) of the three armed forces who has been on the committee for the longest. ] Sir Robert Lockhart was the first chairman, with General ] appointed the first Indian chairman on 14 October 1951.<ref name="Mehra_relinquishes">{{cite web|title=Mehra Relinquishes Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairmanship|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-01-31_041.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 January 1976|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> The Committee was assisted by several sub-committees dealing with specific problems pertaining to administrative, training and planning matters.
], the principal architect of the COSC.]]


Before ] in 1947, the military organization in the then-] had been constituted as a ], wherein the policymaking for the colony's defence affairs emanated from the ] (CID), which oversaw the formulation of military strategy for the overall ].<ref name="CAPS_1"/> Following the dissolution of the Raj, India's inaugural ], ], sought to establish an administrative structure for the management of the armed forces of the new country.<ref name="CAPS_1"/> Consequently, Mountbatten selected his chief of staff, ], to execute the task.<ref name="CAPS_1"/>
Following the end of the Kargil war, ] found there was a lack of communication between the service branches, and therefore suggested to create the position of ]. This was however rejected by many members of the military, arguing that only great or imperial powers engaging in power projection needed that amount of integration.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bratton |first1=Dr. Patrick Keo Clifton |title=Defense Reforms in a Rising India: An Organizational and Normative Shift towards Power Projection? |url=http://web.isanet.org/Web/Conferences/FLACSO-ISA%20BuenosAires%202014/Archive/97bbbaf0-ba38-437d-ba96-8843948a20aa.pdf |publisher=Hawai‘i Pacific University |access-date=15 November 2018 |page=20}}</ref> A compromise was reached with the office of the CoSC.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bratton |first1=Dr. Patrick Keo Clifton |title=Defense Reforms in a Rising India: An Organizational and Normative Shift towards Power Projection? |url=http://web.isanet.org/Web/Conferences/FLACSO-ISA%20BuenosAires%202014/Archive/97bbbaf0-ba38-437d-ba96-8843948a20aa.pdf |publisher=Hawai‘i Pacific University |access-date=15 November 2018 |page=21}}</ref> The Chairman was responsible for inter-service synergy.<ref name="Bikram"/> However, as the chairman, CoSC only served as '']'' to the other Chiefs of Staff, he did not wield any power.<ref name="Economic Times">{{cite news |last1=Kanwal |first1=Gurmeet |title=Where is India's Chief of Defence Staff? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/where-is-indias-chief-of-defence-staff-/articleshow/65975999.cms |website=The Economic Times |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |access-date=15 November 2018 |date=27 September 2018}}</ref> The Chairman was assisted by the ].<ref>Integrated Defence Staff. . National Informatics Center.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ids.nic.in/chairman-cosc.php|title=Chairman COSC|website=Integrated Defence Staff}}</ref>


Ismay, in his own stead, had spent a significant portion of his military career as a ]: he had served in the CID in a secretarial role during the 1920s-1930s with the responsibility of ], and had later served on the British ] during the ]; these postings thus allowed him to gain rich expertise in defence administration and subsequently, Mountbatten's choice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keymilitary.com/article/man-who-brought-news-war|title=The man who brought news of war|website=www.keymilitary.co|date=17 June 2023}}</ref>
Talks concerning the creation of a Chief of Defence Staff position continued for over a decade,<ref name="Economic Times"/> along with a suggestion the position of chairman be made permanent, with a renewable two year term.<ref name="Economic Times"/> Both of these suggestions were rejected by the ].<ref name="Economic Times"/> In December 2018, however, the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee Admiral Sunil Lanba stated the heads of the three services had "finally agreed on a permanent chief of staff committee," and the matter had been sent to the Defence Ministry for consideration.<ref name="The_Hindu">{{cite news |last1=Peri |first1=Dinakar |title=Sea trials of IAC Vikrant likely to begin in 2020: Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sea-trials-of-iac-vikrant-likely-to-commence-in-2020-navy-chief-admiral-sunil-lanba/article25653678.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=4 December 2018 |date=3 December 2018}}</ref>


As such, Ismay formulated a practical model for India's higher defence management, comprising a three-tier higher defence organization:
On Independence Day 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the government's decision to replace the post of Chairman, COSC with a permanent ], who would be senior to each service chief and who would deal with India’s national security with a comprehensive approach, acting as a single-point military adviser to the prime minister and defence minister.<ref name="CDS">{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Veterans, defence experts laud move to create post of CDS|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/veterans-defence-experts-laud-move-to-create-post-of-cds/article29100427.ece|website=The Hindu |access-date=15 August 2019 |date=15 August 2019}}</ref>
* Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC), chaired by the Prime Minister.<ref name="CENJOWS_HDO">{{Cite web|url=https://cenjows.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Reforming-and-Restructuring-Higher_.pdf|title=REFORMING AND RESTRUCTURING : HIGHER DEFENCE ORGANIZATION OF INDIA|website=cenjows.in|date=August 2016}}</ref>
* Defence Minister's Committee (DMC), chaired by the Defence Minister.<ref name="CENJOWS_HDO"/>
* Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), as part of the Military Wing of the Cabinet Secretariat.<ref name="CENJOWS_HDO"/>


The COSC, which formed the third-tier of Ismay's formula, consisted of three Chiefs of Staff, who would serve as professional advisors to the civilian government wherein their mandate was to render guidance on military planning and operational matters. The COSC, which would come to be a part of the Military Wing of the ], was thus to be led by the Chiefs of Staff on a rotational basis, with the senior-most Chief serving as Chairman-COSC.<ref name="IDSA_2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.idsa.in/system/files/jds_1_1_aprakash.pdf|title=India's Higher Defence Organisation: Implications for National Security and Jointness|website=www.idsa.in}}</ref>
On 15 December 2021, after the demise of General Bipin Rawat, the then Chief of Defence Staff on 8 December in a plane crash, General ] was appointed Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, pending the appointment of a new CDS.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhalla |first1=Abhishek |title=Old system till new CDS appointed: Gen Naravane as senior-most service chief fills in for Gen Bipin Rawat |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/old-system-new-cds-army-chief-general-naravane-bipin-rawat-1888316-2021-12-16 |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=India Today |date=16 December 2021}}</ref>


Additionally, Ismay formulated a series of several sub-committees that would address the functioning of the COSC and coordination between the three services, staff both by civil servants and uniformed officers; some of them were:
==List of chairmen==
* Joint Operation Committee (JOCOM).<ref name="IDSA_2"/>
† Died in office.
* Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC).<ref name="IDSA_2"/>
* Joint Training Committee (JTC).<ref name="IDSA_2"/>
* Joint Planning Committee (JPC).<ref name="IDSA_2"/>


==Chairmen==
† Died in office.
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| order = 1 | order = 1
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| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCB|CIE|MC}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCB|CIE|MC}}}}
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| term_start = 15 August 1947 | term_start = 15 August 1947
| term_end = 31 December 1947 | term_end = 31 December 1947
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1947|08|14|1947|12|31}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1947|08|15|1947|12|31}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=MEHIRA RELINQUISHES CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-01-31_041.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Chatterji_takes">{{cite web|title=Admiral Chatterji Takes Over|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1969-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1969-07-17_030.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=17 July 1969|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref> | ref = <ref name="Mehra_relinquishes"/><ref name="Chatterji_takes">{{cite web|title=Admiral Chatterji Takes Over|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1969-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1969-07-17_030.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=17 July 1969|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
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| died_year = 1982 | died_year = 1982
| term_start = 31 December 1947 | term_start = 31 December 1947
| term_end = 15 January 1949 | term_end = 22 February 1950
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1947|12|31|1949|01|15}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1947|12|31|1950|02|22}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|British India}}<br>{{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Chatterji_takes"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Press Note|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-02-22_092.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 February 1950|access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref>
| ref = <ref name="Chatterji_takes"/>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 3 | order = 3
| image = | image = Edward_Parry_of_HMS_Achilles.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}}
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| born_year = 1893 | born_year = 1893
| died_year = 1970 | died_year = 1970
| term_start = 26 January 1950 | term_start = 22 February 1950
| term_end = 13 October 1951 | term_end = 13 October 1951
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1950|01|26|1951|10|13}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1950|02|22|1951|10|13}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Chatterji_takes"/> | ref = <ref name="Chatterji_takes"/>
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1951|10|14|1953|01|14}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1951|10|14|1953|01|14}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=GENERAL MANEKSHAW TAKES OVER |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-02-24_077.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Mehra_relinquishes"/> | ref = <ref name="Mehra_relinquishes"/>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1953|01|14|1955|07|22}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1953|01|14|1955|07|22}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = . | ref =
}} }}
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1955|07|22|1960|11|08}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1955|07|22|1960|11|08}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=MOST DISTINGUISHED AIR FORCE OFFICER |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1960-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1960-11-09_165.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Most Distinguished Air Force Officer|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1960-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1960-11-09_165.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=11 November 1960|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1960|11|09|1961|05|07}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1960|11|09|1961|05|07}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Manekshaw"/>
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=GENERAL MANEKSHAW TAKES OVER |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-02-24_077.pdf}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 8 | order = 8
| image = | image = Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}} | officeholder = ]
| officeholder_sort = Katari, Ram Dass | officeholder_sort = Katari, Ram Dass
| officeholder_note = | officeholder_note =
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1962|06|04|1964|07|24}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1962|06|04|1964|07|24}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Air Chief Hands over Chairmanship to Naval Chief |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-07-24_038.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref name="Air_Chief">{{cite web|title=Air Chief Hands Over Chairmanship To Naval Chief|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-07-24_038.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=24 July 1964|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1964|07|24|1966|03|03}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1964|07|24|1966|03|03}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Air_Chief"/>
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Air Chief Hands over Chairmanship to Naval Chief |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-07-24_038.pdf}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1966|03|03|1966|06|07}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1966|03|03|1966|06|07}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Manekshaw"/>
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=GENERAL MANEKSHAW TAKES OVER |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-02-24_077.pdf}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 12 | order = 12
| image = | image = Marshal Arjan Singh (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|DFC}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|DFC}}}}
| officeholder_sort = Singh, Arjan | officeholder_sort = Singh, Arjan
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| born_year = 1919 | born_year = 1919
| died_year = 2017 | died_year = 2017
| term_start = 7 June 1966 | term_start = 8 June 1966
| term_end = 15 July 1969 | term_end = 15 July 1969
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1966|06|07|1969|07|15}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1966|06|08|1969|07|15}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=CIFS OF STAFF FAREWELL TO AIR CHIEF |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1969-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1969-07-10_020.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=New Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1966-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1966-06-07_260.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=7 June 1966|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CIFS OF STAFF FAREWELL TO AIR CHIEF |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1969-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1969-07-10_020.pdf}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 13 | order = 13
| image = | image =
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ] | officeholder = ]
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1969|07|15|1970|02|24}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1969|07|15|1970|02|24}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Chatterji_takes" /><ref>{{cite web |title=GENERAL MANEKSHAW TAKES OVER |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-02-24_077.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref name="Chatterji_takes" />
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1970|02|24|1973|01|15}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1970|02|24|1973|01|15}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=GENERAL MANEKSHAW TAKES OVER |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-02-24_077.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref name="Manekshaw">{{cite web|title=Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee: General Manekshaw Takes Over|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-02-24_077.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=24 February 1970|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 15 | order = 15
| image = General_Gopal_Gurnath_Bewoor.jpg | image = General Gopal Gurnath Bewoor (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
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| died_year = 1989 | died_year = 1989
| term_start = 15 January 1973 | term_start = 15 January 1973
| term_end = 1 January 1975 | term_end = 31 May 1975
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1973|01|15|1975|01|01}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1973|01|15|1975|05|31}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title = MEHRA RELINQUISHES CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-01-31_041.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=General Bewoor Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1975-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1975-05-31_171.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 May 1975|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Mehra_relinquishes"/>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 16 | order = 16
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| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
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| born_year = 1919 | born_year = 1919
| died_year = 2015 | died_year = 2015
| term_start = 1 January 1975 | term_start = 31 May 1975
| term_end = 31 January 1976 | term_end = 31 January 1976
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1975|01|01|1976|01|31}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1975|05|31|1976|01|31}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Mehra_relinquishes"/>
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title = MEHRA RELINQUISHES CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-01-31_041.pdf}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 17 | order = 17
| image = | image = Adm SN Kohli.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1970|02|24|1973|01|15}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1970|02|24|1973|01|15}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Mehra_relinquishes"/>
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title = MEHRA RELINQUISHES CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-01-31_041.pdf}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
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{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 19 | order = 19
| image = | image = AM H Moolgavkar.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|MVC}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|MVC}}}}
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| born_year = 1920 | born_year = 1920
| died_year = 2015 | died_year = 2015
| term_start = 31 May 1978 | term_start = 1 June 1978
| term_end = 30 August 1978 | term_end = 30 August 1978
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1978|05|31|1978|08|30}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1978|06|1|1978|08|30}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=New Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-APR-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1978-06-31_087.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=New Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-APR-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1978-06-31_087.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 June 1978|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1979|03|01|1981|05|31}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1979|03|01|1981|05|31}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=ARMY SOUTHERN COMMAND RETAIN SPORTS TROPHY |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II/PDF/DEF-1979-11-08_190.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Army Southern Command Bags Defence Services Sports Trophy|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II/PDF/DEF-1979-11-07_189.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=7 November 1979|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 22 | order = 22
| image = | image = ACM IH Latif.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
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| born_year = 1923 | born_year = 1923
| died_year = 2018 | died_year = 2018
| term_start = 31 May 1981 | term_start = 1 June 1981
| term_end = 30 August 1981 | term_end = 30 August 1981
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1981|05|31|1981|08|30}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1981|06|1|1981|08|30}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=ADMIRAL PEREIRA BECOMES CHAIRMAN OF CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1981-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-JULY-DEC/PDF/DEF-1981-09-01_082.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=1 September 1981}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=New Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1981-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1981-06-02_188.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 June 1981|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="Pereira_CCOSC">{{cite web|title=Admiral Pereira Becomes Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1981-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-JULY-DEC/PDF/DEF-1981-09-01_082.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=1 September 1981|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 23 | order = 23
| image = | image = Ronald-lynsdale-pereira (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
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| born_year = 1923 | born_year = 1923
| died_year = 1993 | died_year = 1993
| term_start = 30 August 1981 | term_start = 1 September 1981
| term_end = 26 February 1982 | term_end = 26 February 1982
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1981|08|30|1982|02|26}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1981|09|01|1982|02|26}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=ADMIRAL PEREIRA BECOMES CHAIRMAN OF CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1981-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-JULY-DEC/PDF/DEF-1981-09-01_082.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=1 September 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NAVY BIDS FAREWELL TO ITS MOST DISTINGUISHED SAILOR |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1982-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1982-02-26_110.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref name="Pereira_CCOSC"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Bids Farewell To Its Most Distinguished Sailor|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1982-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1982-02-26_110.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=26 February 1982|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
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{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 25 | order = 25
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| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
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| born_year = 1926 | born_year = 1926
| died_year = 2001 | died_year = 2001
| term_start = 31 July 1983 | term_start = 1 August 1983
| term_end = 3 September 1984 | term_end = 5 September 1984
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1983|07|31|1984|09|03}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1983|08|01|1984|09|05}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=NEW CHAIRMAN OF CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/BROADCASTING/1984-JAN-DEC-MINISTRY%20OF%20INFORMATION%20BROADCASTING/PDF/BRO-1984-09-05_259.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=New Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1983-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1983-08-01_037.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=1 August 1983|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="New_Chairman_84">{{cite web|title=New Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/BROADCASTING/1984-JAN-DEC-MINISTRY%20OF%20INFORMATION%20BROADCASTING/PDF/BRO-1984-09-05_259.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=5 September 1984|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 26 | order = 26
| image = Admiral_Oscar_Stanley_Dawson.png | image = Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson (cropped).png
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1984|09|05|1984|11|30}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1984|09|05|1984|11|30}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = <ref name="New_Chairman_84"/>
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=NEW CHAIRMAN OF CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/BROADCASTING/1984-JAN-DEC-MINISTRY%20OF%20INFORMATION%20BROADCASTING/PDF/BRO-1984-09-05_259.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1984|12|01|1986|01|31}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1984|12|01|1986|01|31}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navyfoundationmumbaicharter.in/doc/Quarterdeck2013.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TOPNO BEST SERVICES SPORTSMAN |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1985-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1985-04-25_141.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tahiliani|first=Admiral (Retd.) RH|date=2013|title=Chiefs of Staff|url=https://www.navyfoundationmumbaicharter.in/doc/Quarterdeck2013.pdf|journal=Quarterdeck|pages=30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TOPNO BEST SERVICES SPORTSMAN |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1985-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1985-04-25_141.pdf}}</ref>
}} }}
{{Officeholder table {{Officeholder table
| order = 28 | order = 28
| image = Admiral_Radhakrishna_Hariram_Tahiliani.jpg | image = Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani (cropped).jpg
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1986|02|01|1987|11|30}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1986|02|01|1987|11|30}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Chiefs of Staff Committee Bids Farewell To Admiral Tahiliani|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1987-11-27_151.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=27 November 1987|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Sri Lankan crisis |publisher=Lancer International |isbn=8170620635 |page=50}}</ref>
| ref = <ref>{{cite book |title=The Sri Lankan crisis |publisher=Lancer International |isbn=8170620635 |page=50}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navyfoundationmumbaicharter.in/doc/Quarterdeck2013.pdf}}</ref>
}} }}
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| order = 29 | order = 29
| image = | image = Denis La Fontaine.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1987|12|01|1988|05|31}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1987|12|01|1988|05|31}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE BIDS FAREWELL TO GEN SUNDARJI |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE%20I/PDF/DEF-1988-04-26_109.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref> | ref = <ref name="Farewell_1988">{{cite web|title=Farewell To Chief of the Air Staff By Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1988-07-26_031.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=26 July 1988|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
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| order = 30 | order = 30
| image = | image = Jayant Nadkarni.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM|VSM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM|VSM}}}}
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| born_year = 1931 | born_year = 1931
| died_year = 2018 | died_year = 2018
| term_start = 1 July 1988 | term_start = 1 August 1988
| term_end = 30 November 1990 | term_end = 30 November 1990
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1988|07|01|1990|11|30}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1988|08|01|1990|11|30}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite book |title=Nuclear policy and national security |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=9788170995210 |page=262 |edition=1st|year=1993 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE BIDS FAREWELL TO ADMIRAL NADKARNI |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1990-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1990-11-26_152.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref name="Farewell_1988"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Chiefs of Staff Committee Bids Farewell To Admiral Nadkarni|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1990-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1990-11-26_152.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=26 November 1990|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1990|12|01|1991|07|31}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1990|12|01|1991|07|31}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Chiefs of Staff Committee of Defence Services bids farewell to its Chairman| url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-07-29_180.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE BIDS FAREWELL TO ADMIRAL NADKARNI |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1990-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1990-11-26_152.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref name="Farewell_1991">{{cite web |title=Chiefs of Staff Committee of Defence Services Bids Farewell to its Chairman|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-07-29_180.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=29 July 1991|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
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| officeholder_note = | officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1933 | born_year = 1933
| died_year = | died_year = 2022
| term_start = 1 August 1991 | term_start = 1 August 1991
| term_end = 30 June 1993 | term_end = 30 June 1993
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1991|08|01|1993|06|30}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1991|08|01|1993|06|30}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Farewell_1991"/>
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Chiefs of Staff Committee of Defence Services bids farewell to its Chairman |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-07-29_180.pdf}}</ref>
}} }}
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| order = 33 | order = 33
| image = | image = Ramdas l.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VrC|VSM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VrC|VSM}}}}
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| officeholder_note = | officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1933 | born_year = 1933
| died_year = | died_year = 2024
| term_start = 1 July 1993 | term_start = 30 June 1993
| term_end = 30 September 1993 | term_end = 30 September 1993
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1993|07|01|1993|09|30}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1993|06|30|1993|09|30}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral (Rtd) Ramdas urges President Kovind to intervene post-Pulwama |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/admiral-rtd-ramdas-urges-president-kovind-to-intervene-post-pulwama |website=National Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ADMIRAL L RAMDAS TAKES OVER AS CHAIRMAN CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-06-29_167.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral L Ramdas Takes Over As Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-06-29_167.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=29 June 1993|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
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| died_year = 1994 | died_year = 1994
| term_start = 1 October 1993 | term_start = 1 October 1993
| term_end = 19 November 1994† | term_end = 18 November 1994†
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1993|10|01|1994|11|19}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1993|10|01|1994|11|18}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = . | ref = .
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1995|12|31|1996|09|30}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1995|12|31|1996|09|30}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=NAVY AND ARMY COMMANDERS CONFERENCES OPEN |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1996-06-10_151.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral VS Shekhawat Is New Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1995-DEFENCE%20(2)/PDF/DEF-1995-12-30_196.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=30 December 1995|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
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| born_year = 1937 | born_year = 1937
| died_year = | died_year =
| term_start = 1 January 1996 | term_start = 1 October 1996
| term_end = 30 September 1997 | term_end = 30 September 1997
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1996|01|01|1997|09|30}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1996|10|01|1997|09|30}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web |title=Rediff On The NeT: Sareen nominated chairman of defence chiefs' panel |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/sep/22air.htm |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=General S Roychowdhury Is New Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-09-23_104.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=23 September 1996|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web |title=Rediff On The NeT: Sareen nominated chairman of defence chiefs' panel |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/sep/22air.htm |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>
}} }}
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1997|10|01|1998|12|31}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1997|10|01|1998|12|31}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web |title=Rediff On The NeT: Sareen nominated chairman of defence chiefs' panel |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/sep/22air.htm |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SAREEN TO BE CHAIRMAN CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1997-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1997-09-22_084.pdf}}</ref> | ref = <ref name="rediff.com" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Air Chief Marshal Sareen To Be Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1997-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1997-09-22_084.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=22 September 1997|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
}} }}
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| order = 39 | order = 39
| image = General VP Malik.png | image = Gen vp malik1.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1999|01|01|2000|09|30}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1999|01|01|2000|09|30}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Malik V.p. General |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/author/cr-121506/malik-v-p-general/ |website=HarperCollins Publishers |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="Sushil">{{cite web |title=Admiral Sushil Kumar new chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee |url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/admiral-sushil-kumar-new-chairman-of-chiefs-of-staff-committee_1483.html |website=Zee News |publisher=Essel Group Company |access-date=15 November 2018 |date=14 September 2000}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Malik V.p. General |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/author/cr-121506/malik-v-p-general/ |website=HarperCollins Publishers |access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="Sushil">{{cite web |title=Admiral Sushil Kumar new chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee |url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/admiral-sushil-kumar-new-chairman-of-chiefs-of-staff-committee_1483.html |website=Zee News |publisher=Essel Group Company |access-date=15 November 2018 |date=14 September 2000}}</ref>
}} }}
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| officeholder_sort = Kumar, Sushil | officeholder_sort = Kumar, Sushil
| officeholder_note = | officeholder_note =
| born_year = | born_year = 1940
| died_year = 2019 | died_year = 2019
| term_start = 1 October 2000 | term_start = 1 October 2000
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2000|10|01|2001|12|29}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2000|10|01|2001|12|29}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|India}} | defence_branch = {{navy|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Sushil"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral Sushil Kumar Is New Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2000-JULT-SEP%20DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-2000-09-28_140.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=28 September 2000|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
| ref = <ref name="Sushil"/>
}} }}
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| officeholder_note = | officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1940 | born_year = 1940
| died_year = | died_year = 2024
| term_start = 30 December 2001 | term_start = 30 December 2001
| term_end = 31 December 2002 | term_end = 31 December 2002
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2001|12|30|2002|12|31}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2001|12|30|2002|12|31}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Singh">{{cite web |author1=TNN |title=Navy chief to head COSC|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Navy-chief-to-head-COSC/articleshow/32287398.cms?referral=PM |website=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |access-date=15 November 2018 |date=24 December 2002}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=General Padmanabhan Appointed Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2001-NOV%20DEC-DEFENCE-IV/PDF/DEF-2001-12-24_130.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India Archive|date=24 December 2001|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="Singh">{{cite web |author1=TNN |title=Navy chief to head COSC|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Navy-chief-to-head-COSC/articleshow/32287398.cms?referral=PM |website=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |access-date=15 November 2018 |date=24 December 2002}}</ref>
}} }}
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| order = 42 | order = 42
| image = Admiral Madhvendra Singh.jpg | image = Admiral Madhvendra Singh (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
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| order = 47 | order = 47
| image = J. J. Singh.jpg | image = General J. J. Singh.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2010|03|31|2011|07|30}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2010|03|31|2011|07|30}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|India}} | defence_branch = {{air force|India}}
| ref = <ref>{{cite web |last1=Dutta |first1=Sujan |title=Generation shift in air force |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/generation-shift-in-air-force/cid/368619 |website=The Telegraph |publisher=The Telegraph |access-date=15 November 2018 |date=30 November 2011}}</ref> | ref = <ref>{{cite web |last1=Dutta |first1=Sujan |title=Generation shift in air force |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/generation-shift-in-air-force/cid/368619 |website=The Telegraph |access-date=15 November 2018 |date=30 November 2011}}</ref>
}} }}
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| order = 51 | order = 51
| image = Admiral Verma.jpg | image = Admiral Verma (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
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| order = 52 | order = 52
| image = Anil Kumar Browne.PNG | image = Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne, PVSM AVSM VM ADC.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VM}}}}
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| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2013|12|31|2014|07|31}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2013|12|31|2014|07|31}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Bikram">{{cite web |author1=TNN |title=Bikram Singh takes over chairman of chiefs of staff from Browne |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bikram-Singh-takes-over-chairman-of-chiefs-of-staff-from-Browne/articleshow/28159289.cms |website=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |access-date=15 November 2018 |date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
| ref = <ref name="Bikram"/>
}} }}
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| order = 54 | order = 54
| image = Chuck Hagel and Arup Raha 2 (cropped).jpg | image = ACM Arup Raha.jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VM}}}}
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| order = 57 | order = 57
| image = Bipin Rawat (CDS).jpg | image = Bipin Rawat Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|YSM|SM|VSM}}}} | officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|YSM|SM|VSM}}}}
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| born_year = 1958 | born_year = 1958
| died_year = 2021 | died_year = 2021
| term_start = 27 September 2019{{efn|Held temporarily until creation of post of Chief of the Defense Staff (CDS) on 1 January 2020, when Chairman CoSC made permanent in tandem with CDS post.<ref name=":6"/>}} | term_start = 27 September 2019{{efn|Held temporarily until creation of post of Chief of the Defense Staff (CDS) on 1 January 2020, when Chairman COSC made permanent in tandem with CDS post.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=24 December 2019|title=Cabinet approves creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff in the rank of four star General|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1597425|access-date=16 December 2021|website=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref>}}
| term_end = ]† | term_end = ]†
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2019|09|27|2021|12|08}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2019|09|27|2021|12|08}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Rawat">{{cite web|title=Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat to take over as chairman of CCS tomorrow|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/army-chief-gen-bipin-rawat-take-over-chairman-ccs-1603531-2019-09-26|access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref> | ref = <ref name="Rawat">{{cite web|title=Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat to take over as chairman of CCS tomorrow|date=26 September 2019 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/army-chief-gen-bipin-rawat-take-over-chairman-ccs-1603531-2019-09-26|access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref>
}} }}
|-style="text-align:center;" |-style="text-align:center;"
|colspan=8|''Vacant 8 December – 14 December 2021'' |colspan=8|''Vacant 8–15 December 2021''
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| order = – <!-- This position has been tied to the position of CDS since January 2020. Since General Naravane is not the CDS (as of 27 December 2021), he is therefore only acting as the Chairman of COSC -->
| order = 58
| image = General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC (1).jpg | image = General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC (1).jpg
| military_rank = ] | military_rank = ]
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| officeholder_sort = Naravane, Manoj Mukund | officeholder_sort = Naravane, Manoj Mukund
| officeholder_note = | officeholder_note =
| acting = y <!-- This position has been tied to the position of CDS since January 2020. Since General Naravane is not the CDS (as of 27 December 2021), he is therefore only acting as the Chairman of COSC -->
| acting =
| born_year = 1960 | born_year = 1960
| died_year = | died_year =
| term_start = 15 December 2021 | term_start = 15 December 2021
| term_end = ''Incumbent'' | term_end = 30 April 2022
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2021|12|15}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2021|12|15|2022|4|30}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}} | defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref = <ref name="Naravane">{{cite news |last1=Bhalla |first1=Abhishek |title=Old system till new CDS appointed: Gen Naravane as senior-most service chief fills in for Gen Bipin Rawat |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/old-system-new-cds-army-chief-general-naravane-bipin-rawat-1888316-2021-12-16 |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=India Today |date=16 December 2021}}</ref> | ref = <ref name="Naravane">{{cite news |last1=Bhalla |first1=Abhishek |title=Old system till new CDS appointed: Gen Naravane as senior-most service chief fills in for Gen Bipin Rawat |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/old-system-new-cds-army-chief-general-naravane-bipin-rawat-1888316-2021-12-16 |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=India Today |date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
}}
|-style="text-align:center;"
|colspan=8|''Vacant 30 April 2022 – 30 September 2022''
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| order = 58
| image = General Anil Chauhan.jpg
| military_rank = ]
| officeholder = ]<br/>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|SM|VSM}}}}
| officeholder_sort = Chauhan, Anil
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1961
| died_year =
| term_start = 30 September 2022
| term_end = ''Incumbent''
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2022|09|30}}
| defence_branch = {{army|India}}
| ref =
}} }}
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==Gallery== == See also ==
===Inter-service offices===
<gallery>
* ]
The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta handed over the baton of Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee to the Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor, in New Delhi on August 31, 2009.jpg|Adm Sureesh Mehta handing over the Baton of Chairman COSC to Gen Deepak Kapoor
* ]
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik receiving the baton as he took over as the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) from outgoing Chief of Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor at a brief ceremony.jpg|Gen Deepak Kapoor handing over the Baton of Chairman COSC to ACM P V Naik
The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Verma taking over the Baton of Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee from outgoing Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, in New Delhi on July 29, 2011.jpg|ACM P V Naik handing over the Baton of Chairman COSC to Adm Nirmal Verma
The Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne handing over the Baton of the Chairman Chiefs of the Staff Committee to the Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh.jpg|ACM NAK Browne handing over the Baton of Chairman COSC to Gen Bikram Singh
The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba receiving the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) baton from outgoing Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha at a ceremony, in New Delhi.jpg|ACM Arup Raha handing over the Baton of Chairman COSC to Adm Sunil Lanba
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa handing over the baton of Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) to the Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, at a function, in New Delhi on September 27, 2019.jpg|ACM Birender Singh Dhanoa handing over the baton of Chairman COSC to Gen Bipin Rawat
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===Other offices of the Indian Armed Forces===
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Triumvirate staff organization in the Indian Armed Forces

Chiefs of Staff Committee
Crest of the Chairman-Chiefs of Staff Committee.
Founded15 August 1947
CountryIndia
BranchArmed forces
TypeMilitary staff
Part ofIndian Armed Forces
HeadquartersMinistry of Defence, New Delhi, India
Websitewww.india.gov.in
Commanders
ChairmanGeneral Anil Chauhan
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
Notable
commanders		Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
MC
General Bipin Rawat
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC
Insignia
AbbreviationCOSC
Military unit

The Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) is an administrative forum of the senior-most military leaders of the Indian Armed Forces, which advises the Government of India on all military and strategic matters deemed privy to military coordination, direction and policy between the country's three armed services. By organization, the COSC is comprised several key members, namely, Chief of Defence Staff - who acts as the Committee's Permanent Chairman, along with the Chief of the Army Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff - all of whom are also additionally supported by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff.

By function, the COSC has two principal responsibilities: one, to inculcate and implement jointness through integration of, inter alia, the doctrine, logistics, and operations of the three armed services; two, to apprise to the nation's civilian leadership i.e., the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, on all matters related to the nation's security. As such, it exists primarily as an advisory body, endowed with no executive command authority.

To execute its mandate, the COSC is closely supported by the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) and other inter-service bodies under its patronage that specialize in facets such as intelligence, personnel, operations and training. Comparably, the forum is identical to the United Kingdom's Chiefs of Staff Committee and Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.

From 1947 to 2019, and briefly from 2021 to 2022 - the leadership of the COSC was rotated amongst the service chiefs (or Chiefs of Staff) of the three armed services, with the senior-most chief serving as Chairman-COSC with no fixed tenure; however, since 2020, the mantle of the COSC's chairmanship is held by the Chief of the Defence Staff, a separate office that functions independent of the service chiefs.

Functioning

The current membership of the Chiefs of Staff Committee:

Office Photograph Incumbent Incumbent since Service Command Flag
Chief of Defence Staff

(Permanent Chairman)

General

Anil Chauhan

PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM ADC

September 2022  Indian Army
Chief of the Army Staff
General

Upendra Dwivedi

PVSM AVSM ADC

June 2024  Indian Army
Chief of the Naval Staff
Admiral

Dinesh Kumar Tripathi

PVSM AVSM NM

April 2024  Indian Navy
Chief of the Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal

Amar Preet Singh

PVSM AVSM

September 2024  Indian Air Force
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Non-voting member)
Lieutenant General

Johnson P Mathew

PVSM UYSM AVSM VSM

April 2023  Indian Army

Chief of Defence Staff

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the principal military authority and senior-most appointment of the Indian Armed Forces. Introduced in 2019, the CDS operates on a status of primus inter pares i.e., first among equals with the Chiefs of Staff and functions as the COSC's Permanent Chairman, independent of the Chiefs of Staff.

As Permanent Chairman-COSC, the CDS maintains the following responsibilities within the forum:

Chiefs of Staff

From left to right: the Chiefs of Staff of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, in 2016.

The service chiefs (also referred to as the Chiefs of Staff) of the three services are, namely, the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) and Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) - all of whom are customarily four-star officers.

As voting members of the COSC, the Chiefs of Staff function in the undermentioned manner:

  • Functioning with the dual role of leadership as the service's statutory chief of staff and activity as its ex-officio commander i.e., in the former role, overseeing the staff-cum-administrative duties of the services; in the latter role, overseeing the service's operational duties.
  • Advising the COSC and the civilian leadership on matters privy to their respective services; this is in contrast to the CDS, whose advice reflects a comprehensive nature involving multiple, rather than concerned inputs.
  • Deliberating inter-service issues to foster joint-realization of the country's national security objectives.

However, their mandate of the Chiefs of Staff are not formally defined by statute, and are obfuscated by the undermentioned:

  • The Organisation, Functions, Powers and Procedure of Defence Headquarters, 1952 defines the Service Headquarters (SHQ) i.e., the administrative centers of the three services as attached offices, which by statute, excludes them from the departmental structure of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
  • The (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, which defines the authority, responsibility and obligations of government departments, prescribes that the responsibility for the defence of India thereof is placed with the Defence Secretary; there is no mention of the Chiefs of Staffs or their respective SHQs.

Chief of Integrated Defence Staff

In addition to its aforementioned core members, the COSC's functioning is supported by the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS), which functions as the COSC's principal arm and secretariat. The IDS, which by role also acts as an inter-service interface for coordinating the armed services, is led by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) - a three-star officer, who is a non-voting member of the COSC. Functionally, the CISC operates with the unofficial role of vice-CDS, to act as an adjudicator towards fostering inter-service coordination between the Service Headquarters (SHQ) of the three services.

To support the Chairman-COSC, the CISC undertakes the following roles:

  • Chair the Defence Crisis Management Group.
  • Supervise the co-ordination of Long Range Plans, Five Years Plans and annual budgetary proposals for the three services and presenting coordinated set of proposals to Minister of Defence after discussion with Chiefs of Staff in COSC and Defence Secretary.
  • Coordinating and analyzing critical deficiencies in force capabilities, assessing the impact of such deficiencies on national military objectives.

History

Creation (1947)

Lord Ismay, the principal architect of the COSC.

Before India's attainment of independence in 1947, the military organization in the then-British Raj had been constituted as a theatre of operations, wherein the policymaking for the colony's defence affairs emanated from the Committee of Imperial Defence (CID), which oversaw the formulation of military strategy for the overall British Empire. Following the dissolution of the Raj, India's inaugural Governor-General, Lord Mountbatten, sought to establish an administrative structure for the management of the armed forces of the new country. Consequently, Mountbatten selected his chief of staff, Lord Ismay, to execute the task.

Ismay, in his own stead, had spent a significant portion of his military career as a staff officer: he had served in the CID in a secretarial role during the 1920s-1930s with the responsibility of military planning, and had later served on the British Chiefs of Staff Committee during the Second World War; these postings thus allowed him to gain rich expertise in defence administration and subsequently, Mountbatten's choice.

As such, Ismay formulated a practical model for India's higher defence management, comprising a three-tier higher defence organization:

  • Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC), chaired by the Prime Minister.
  • Defence Minister's Committee (DMC), chaired by the Defence Minister.
  • Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), as part of the Military Wing of the Cabinet Secretariat.

The COSC, which formed the third-tier of Ismay's formula, consisted of three Chiefs of Staff, who would serve as professional advisors to the civilian government wherein their mandate was to render guidance on military planning and operational matters. The COSC, which would come to be a part of the Military Wing of the Cabinet Secretariat, was thus to be led by the Chiefs of Staff on a rotational basis, with the senior-most Chief serving as Chairman-COSC.

Additionally, Ismay formulated a series of several sub-committees that would address the functioning of the COSC and coordination between the three services, staff both by civil servants and uniformed officers; some of them were:

  • Joint Operation Committee (JOCOM).
  • Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC).
  • Joint Training Committee (JTC).
  • Joint Planning Committee (JPC).

Chairmen

† Died in office.

No. Portrait Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Ref.
1 Sir Robert Mcgregor Macdonald Lockhart KCB CIE MCLockhart, RobGeneral
Sir Robert Mcgregor Macdonald Lockhart
KCB CIE MC
(1893–1981)		15 August 194731 December 1947138 days Indian Army
2 Sir Thomas Elmhirst KBE, CB, AFC, DLElmhirst, ThomasAir Marshal
Sir Thomas Elmhirst
KBE, CB, AFC, DL
(1895–1982)		31 December 194722 February 19502 years, 53 days Royal Indian Air Force
 Indian Air Force
3 Sir William Edward Parry KCBParry, EdwardAdmiral
Sir William Edward Parry
KCB
(1893–1970)		22 February 195013 October 19511 year, 233 days Indian Navy
4 Kodandera Madappa Cariappa OBECariappa, K MGeneral
Kodandera Madappa Cariappa
OBE
(1899–1993)		14 October 195114 January 19531 year, 92 days Indian Army
5 Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey KBE CB DSO*Pizey, CharlesAdmiral
Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey
KBE CB DSO*
(1899–1993)		14 January 195322 July 19552 years, 189 days Indian Navy
6 Subroto Mukerjee OBEMukerjee, SubrotoAir Marshal
Subroto Mukerjee
OBE
(1911–1960)		22 July 19558 November 1960†5 years, 109 days Indian Air Force
7 Kodandera Subayya Thimayya DSOThimayya, K SGeneral
Kodandera Subayya Thimayya
DSO
(1906–1965)		9 November 19607 May 1961179 days Indian Army
8 Ram Dass KatariKatari, Ram DassVice Admiral
Ram Dass Katari
(1911–1983)		7 May 19614 June 19621 year, 28 days Indian Navy
9 Aspy Marwan Engineer DFCEngineer, AspyAir Marshal
Aspy Marwan Engineer
DFC
(1912–2002)		4 June 196224 July 19642 years, 50 days Indian Air Force
10 Bhaskar Sadashiv SomanSoman, Bhaskar SadashivVice Admiral
Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
(1913–1995)		24 July 19643 March 19661 year, 222 days Indian Navy
11 Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri OBEChaudhuri, Jayanto NathGeneral
Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
OBE
(1908–1983)		3 March 19667 June 196696 days Indian Army
12 Arjan Singh DFCSingh, ArjanAir Chief Marshal
Arjan Singh
DFC
(1919–2017)		8 June 196615 July 19693 years, 37 days Indian Air Force
13 Adhar Kumar ChatterjiChatterji, Adhar KumarAdmiral
Adhar Kumar Chatterji
(1914–2001)		15 July 196924 February 1970224 days Indian Navy
14 Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw MCManekshaw, SamField Marshal
Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw
MC
(1914–2008)		24 February 197015 January 19732 years, 326 days Indian Army
15 Gopal Gurunath Bewoor PVSMBewoor, GopalGeneral
Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
PVSM
(1916–1989)		15 January 197331 May 19752 years, 136 days Indian Army
16 Om Prakash Mehra PVSMMehra, Om PrakashAir Chief Marshal
Om Prakash Mehra
PVSM
(1919–2015)		31 May 197531 January 1976245 days Indian Air Force
17 Sourendra Nath Kohli PVSMKohli, Sourendra NathAdmiral
Sourendra Nath Kohli
PVSM
(1916–2007)		31 January 197629 February 19762 years, 326 days Indian Navy
18 Tapishwar Narain Raina MVCRaina, TapishwarGeneral
Tapishwar Narain Raina
MVC
(1921–1980)		29 February 197631 May 19782 years, 92 days Indian Army
19 Hrushikesh Moolgavkar PVSM, MVCMoolgavkar, HrushikeshAir Chief Marshal
Hrushikesh Moolgavkar
PVSM, MVC
(1920–2015)		1 June 197830 August 197890 days Indian Air Force
20 Jal Cursetji PVSMCursetji, JalAdmiral
Jal Cursetji
PVSM
(1919–1991)		30 August 19781 March 1979183 days Indian Navy.
21 Om Prakash Malhotra PVSMMalhotra, Om PrakashGeneral
Om Prakash Malhotra
PVSM
(1922–2015)		1 March 197931 May 19812 years, 91 days Indian Army
22 Idris Hasan Latif PVSMLatif, IdrisAir Chief Marshal
Idris Hasan Latif
PVSM
(1923–2018)		1 June 198130 August 198190 days Indian Air Force
23 Ronald Lynsdale Pereira PVSM, AVSMPereira, RonaldAdmiral
Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
PVSM, AVSM
(1923–1993)		1 September 198126 February 1982178 days Indian Navy
24 Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao PVSMRao, KrishnaGeneral
Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao
PVSM
(1923–2016)		1 March 198231 July 19831 year, 152 days Indian Army
25 Dilbagh Singh PVSM, AVSM, VMSingh, DilbaghAir Chief Marshal
Dilbagh Singh
PVSM, AVSM, VM
(1926–2001)		1 August 19835 September 19841 year, 35 days Indian Air Force
26 Oscar Stanley Dawson PVSM, AVSMDawson, OscarAdmiral
Oscar Stanley Dawson
PVSM, AVSM
(1923–2011)		5 September 198430 November 198486 days Indian Navy
27 Arun Shridhar Vaidya PVSM, MVC & Bar, AVSMVaidya, ArunGeneral
Arun Shridhar Vaidya
PVSM, MVC & Bar, AVSM
(1926–1986)		1 December 198431 January 19861 year, 61 days Indian Army
28 Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani PVSM, AVSMTahiliani, RadhakrishnaAdmiral
Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
PVSM, AVSM
(1930–2015)		1 February 198630 November 19871 year, 302 days Indian Navy
29 Denis La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VSMLa Fontaine, DenisAir Chief Marshal
Denis La Fontaine
PVSM, AVSM, VSM
(1929–2011)		1 December 198731 July 1988182 days Indian Air Force
30 Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSMNadkarni, JayantAdmiral
Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM
(1931–2018)		1 August 198830 November 19902 years, 121 days Indian Navy
31 Surinder Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VMMehra, SurinderAir Chief Marshal
Surinder Mehra
PVSM, AVSM, VM
(1932–2003)		1 December 199031 July 1991242 days Indian Air Force
32 Sunith Francis Rodrigues PVSM, VSMRodrigues, SunithGeneral
Sunith Francis Rodrigues
PVSM, VSM
(1933–2022)		1 August 199130 June 19931 year, 333 days Indian Army
33 Laxminarayan Ramdas PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSMRamdas, LaxminarayanAdmiral
Laxminarayan Ramdas
PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM
(1933–2024)		30 June 199330 September 199392 days Indian Navy
34 Bipin Chandra Joshi PVSM, AVSMJoshi, BipinGeneral
Bipin Chandra Joshi
PVSM, AVSM
(1935–1994)		1 October 199318 November 1994†1 year, 48 days Indian Army.
35 Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVCKaul, SwaroopAir Chief Marshal
Swaroop Krishna Kaul
PVSM, MVC
(born 1935)		20 November 199431 December 19951 year, 41 days Indian Air Force
36 Vijai Singh Shekhawat PVSM, AVSM, VrCShekhawat, Vijai SinghAdmiral
Vijai Singh Shekhawat
PVSM, AVSM, VrC
(born 1933)		31 December 199530 September 1996274 days Indian Navy
37 Shankar Roychowdhury PVSMRoychowdhury, ShankarGeneral
Shankar Roychowdhury
PVSM
(born 1937)		1 October 199630 September 1997364 days Indian Army
38 Satish Sareen PVSM, AVSM, VMSareen, SatishAir Chief Marshal
Satish Sareen
PVSM, AVSM, VM
(born 1939)		1 October 199731 December 19981 year, 91 days Indian Air Force
39 Ved Prakash Malik PVSM, AVSMMalik, VedGeneral
Ved Prakash Malik
PVSM, AVSM
(born 1939)		1 January 199930 September 20001 year, 273 days Indian Army
40 Sushil Kumar PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, NMKumar, SushilAdmiral
Sushil Kumar
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, NM
(1940–2019)		1 October 200029 December 20011 year, 89 days Indian Navy
41 Sundararajan Padmanabhan PVSM, AVSM, VSMPadmanabhan, SundararajanGeneral
Sundararajan Padmanabhan
PVSM, AVSM, VSM
(1940–2024)		30 December 200131 December 20021 year, 1 day Indian Army
42 Madhvendra Singh PVSM, AVSMSingh, MadhvendraAdmiral
Madhvendra Singh
PVSM, AVSM		31 December 200231 July 20041 year, 213 days Indian Navy
43 Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy PVSM, AVSM, VM & barKrishnaswamy, SrinivasapuramAir Chief Marshal
Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy
PVSM, AVSM, VM & bar
(born 1943)		31 July 200429 December 2004151 days Indian Air Force
44 Nirmal Chander Vij PVSM, UYSM, AVSMVij, Nirmal ChanderGeneral
Nirmal Chander Vij
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM
(born 1943)		30 December 200430 January 200531 days Indian Army
45 Arun Prakash PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSMPrakash, ArunAdmiral
Arun Prakash
PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM
(born 1944)		31 January 200531 October 20061 year, 273 days Indian Navy
46 Shashindra Pal Tyagi PVSM, AVSM, VMTyagi, Shashindra PalAir Chief Marshal
Shashindra Pal Tyagi
PVSM, AVSM, VM
(born 1945)		31 October 200631 March 2007151 days Indian Air Force.
47 Joginder Jaswant Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSMSingh, Joginder JaswantGeneral
Joginder Jaswant Singh
PVSM, AVSM, VSM
(born 1945)		31 March 200730 September 2007183 days Indian Army.
48 Sureesh Mehta PVSM, AVSMMehta, SureeshAdmiral
Sureesh Mehta
PVSM, AVSM
(born 1947)		30 September 200731 August 20091 year, 335 days Indian Navy.
49 Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSMKapoor, DeepakGeneral
Deepak Kapoor
PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
(born 1948)		31 August 200931 March 2010212 days Indian Army.
50 Pradeep Vasant Naik PVSM, VSMNaik, PradeepAir Chief Marshal
Pradeep Vasant Naik
PVSM, VSM
(born 1949)		31 March 201030 July 20111 year, 121 days Indian Air Force
51 Nirmal Kumar Verma PVSM, AVSMNaik, PradeepAdmiral
Nirmal Kumar Verma
PVSM, AVSM
(born 1949)		30 July 201131 August 20121 year, 32 days Indian Navy
52 Norman Anil Kumar Browne PVSM, AVSM, VMBrowne, NormanAir Chief Marshal
Norman Anil Kumar Browne
PVSM, AVSM, VM
(born 1951)		31 August 201231 December 20131 year, 122 days Indian Air Force.
53 Bikram Singh PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSMSingh, BikramGeneral
Bikram Singh
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
(born 1951)		31 December 201331 July 2014212 days Indian Army
54 Arup Raha PVSM, AVSM, VMRaha, ArupAir Chief Marshal
Arup Raha
PVSM, AVSM, VM
(born 1954)		31 July 201431 December 20162 years, 153 days Indian Air Force.
55 Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSMRaha, ArupAdmiral
Sunil Lanba
PVSM, AVSM
(born 1957)		31 December 201631 May 20192 years, 151 days Indian Navy
56 Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VMDhanoa, Birender SinghAir Chief Marshal
Birender Singh Dhanoa
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM
(born 1957)		31 May 201927 September 2019119 days Indian Air Force
57 Bipin Rawat PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSMRawat, BipinGeneral
Bipin Rawat
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM
(1958–2021)		27 September 20198 December 2021†2 years, 72 days Indian Army
Vacant 8–15 December 2021
– Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADCNaravane, Manoj MukundGeneral
Manoj Mukund Naravane
PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC
(born 1960)
Acting		15 December 202130 April 2022136 days Indian Army
Vacant 30 April 2022 – 30 September 2022
58 Anil Chauhan PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSMChauhan, AnilGeneral
Anil Chauhan
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
(born 1961)		30 September 2022Incumbent2 years, 101 days Indian Army

See also

Inter-service offices

Other offices of the Indian Armed Forces

International equivalents

Notes

  1. Held temporarily until creation of post of Chief of the Defense Staff (CDS) on 1 January 2020, when Chairman COSC made permanent in tandem with CDS post.

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