Bipin Rawat

Current chief of Defence Staff

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General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC is a four star general and the current Chief of Defence Staff of India. On 30 December 2019, he was appointed as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India and assumed office from 1 January 2020. Prior to CDS, he served as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee as well as 27th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.

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Rajnath Singh holds delegation level talks with his Indonesian counterpart in Delhi Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held delegation level talks with Indonesian Defence Minister, Prabowo Subianto on July 27. The Chief of Defence Staff, Bipin Rawat, Chief of Indian Army, MM.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:09Published 2 weeks ago

Watch: Rajnath Singh visits forward post near LoC in Kupwara After offering prayers at Amarnath Temple, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on July 18 visited a forward post near LoC in Kupwara district and interacted with the soldiers deployed there. He was.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:28Published 3 weeks ago

Watch: Rajnath Singh offers prayers at Amarnath cave shrine Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on July 18 offered prayers at Amarnath Temple. He was accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and Army Chief General MM Naravane. The Defence Minister.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:19Published 3 weeks ago

Rajnath Singh chairs security review meeting in Srinagar Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired security review meeting of Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar on July 16. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat, Lieutenant-Governor Girish Chandra Murmu,.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:08Published 3 weeks ago

Rajnath Singh witnesses para dropping exercise of Indian Armed Forces in Leh's Stakna Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane arrived at Stakna monastery in Leh on July 17. They witnessed para.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:28Published 3 weeks ago

Rajnath Singh arrives in Leh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived at Leh Airport in Ladakh on July 17. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukun Naravane also accompanied the.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:05Published 3 weeks ago

Rajnath Singh leaves for two-day visit to Ladakh, JandK Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh left for Leh on a two-day visit to Ladakh and JammuandKashmir. He is being accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General Manoj.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:05Published 3 weeks ago

PM Modi makes surprise visit to Ladakh amid border tension with China Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 03 made a surprise visit to Ladakh. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General Manoj Mukund.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:14Published on July 3, 2020

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Rajnath Singh to meet CDS General Bipin Rawat, three service chiefs to discuss India-China border dispute The meeting will also focus on the overall security situation of the country. DNA - Published on July 10, 2020
Comments on medical facility in Leh ‘malicious’, says Army The Army has rejected as “malicious and unsubstantiated” the allegations by “some quarters” on social media and elsewhere about PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the military hospital at Leh being.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 5, 2020
India-China faceoff: CDS General Bipin Rawat to reach Leh today: Sources General Rawat's visit holds importance since it comes in the wake of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Ladakh being rescheduled. DNA - Published on July 3, 2020Also reported by •IndiaTimes

Rajnath Singh holds meeting with CDS Bipin Rawat, 3 service chiefs The meeting comes a day after it was confirmed that 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in a violent clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan valley area in Eastern Ladakh on Monday. IndiaTimes - Published on June 17, 2020
Defence minister holds back-to-back meetings with military brass over Ladakh situation The first meeting Singh held was attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and the three service chiefs, and it carried out a comprehensive review of.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 16, 2020
Rajnath Singh meets Jaishankar, CDS Bipin Rawat, service chiefs over developments in Galwan Valley, Ladakh Defence minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, the three service chiefs and external affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar over the recent.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 16, 2020

CDS briefs Rajnath Singh on stand-off situation in Ladakh During the meeting, a plan is being drawn out to deal with issues that continue to be a cause of concern for India. The meeting went on for over an hour where General Bipin Rawat briefed Singh about.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 8, 2020
India's top military brass meets PM Modi amid escalating border tension with China In the midst of escalating border tension between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Chief of.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 26, 2020
CDS Gen Bipin Rawat to donate Rs 50,000 every month for one year to PM Cares General Rawat has already been contributing since April and will continue it till March next year. DNA - Published on May 24, 2020
India seeks local warplanes as overseas purchase plan stalls The IAF is finalizing plans to induct indigenously made Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas to boost the capability of its aging combat aircraft fleet, Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat said in an interview.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 15, 2020

Coronavirus in India LIVE: Union GoM meeting on COVID-19 underway at Health Ministry; CDS Bipin Rawat present Maharashtra continues to be the epicenter of the coronavirus spread in the country DNA - Published on May 15, 2020
Forces must shun imports, go for ‘Make In India’, says Gen Bipin Rawat The armed forces have to get rid of their dependence on exorbitant foreign weapon systems & ensure that ‘Make in India’ does not remain a slogan, General Bipin Rawat told TOI in an exclusive.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 9, 2020
Armed forces to salute COVID-19 warriors across India on May 3 On Friday, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat announced that the armed forces will show solidarity to the corona warriors on May 3. DNA - Published on May 2, 2020	Not proper to conclude that coronavirus result of biological warfare: CDS Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat on Friday said it was not proper to conclude that the coronavirus is the result of a biological warfare and there was a need to wait for finding the answer about.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 1, 2020
Armed forces to conduct fly-pasts, shower petals on hospitals in gratitude to corona warriors The armed forces will express their gratitude to all "corona warriors" by conducting fly-pasts, showering petals on hospitals treating Covid-19 patients and illuminating naval vessels, Chief of Defence.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 1, 2020	Special drills, flypast by forces on May 3 to express gratitude towards coronawarriors: CDS Bipin Rawat Rawat said that the Air Force will conduct a flypast from Srinagar to Trivandrum & another one starting from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kutch in Gujarat. which will include both transport & fighter.. DNA - Published on May 1, 2020
CDS Gen Bipin Rawat says armed forces operating beyond mandate to handle COVID-19 crisis He said that the medical directions are being regularly issued by the Director-General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) and that all meetings and conferences are taking place through video.. DNA - Published on April 26, 2020	Armed Forces must remain safe from virus to support people and government: Gen Bipin Rawat Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Sunday said the armed forces' personnel understand that they will have to remain uninfected by the virus to be able to support people and government.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 26, 2020
COVID-19: Rajnath Singh holds review meeting to check preparedness Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday chaired a review meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force and senior officials on the preparedness for.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 26, 2020	Indian Army HQ closed amid coronavirus scare The office of Department of Military Affairs was also closed on Wednesday. Talking about COVID-19, the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said the country is at a juncture where the armed.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 25, 2020
PM Modi chairs meeting of various ministries to review situation on novel coronavirus as confirmed cases rise to 34 Dr Harsh Vardhan, S Jaishankar, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba and CDS General Bipin Rawat were among those who attended the meeting. DNA - Published on March 7, 2020	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited back on Rafale Radar, talks on for making jets in India French aircraft manufacturer Dassault and state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited have worked most recently on $2.1 b deal to upgrade IAF’s Mirage 2000 fleet. General Rawat has spoken of staggered.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 18, 2020
Came to know of Navy's P-8I aircraft's capabilities during Doklam episode: CDS General Bipin Rawat IndiaTimes - Published on February 17, 2020	Approval for third aircraft carrier may not come soon, indicates Gen Bipin Rawat IndiaTimes - Published on February 17, 2020
India deployed P-8I naval jets to keep eye on Chinese troops during Doklam face-off Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat confirmed the use of the naval aircraft while talking about the need for bringing in tri-services synergy in dealing with national security challenges. "The.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 17, 2020	CDS General Rawat unveils big ticket military reform agenda General Rawat, talking to a group of journalists, said a new approach of staggered procurement of major military platforms like 114 fighter jets is being firmed up to address the problem of.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 17, 2020
Afghanistan-Pakistan region continues to be epicentre of terrorism: General Bipin Rawat General Rawat said: "The spectre of terrorism as it relates to our region, the epicentre here continues to be Af-Pak region with organisations like ISIS, Al Qaeda, Taliban, JeM, and LeT being some of.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 12, 2020	Indian armed forces are at cusp of transformation: General Bipin Rawat IndiaTimes - Published on February 12, 2020
Looking to create air defence, logistics and peninsula theatre commands: CDS Bipin Rawat The armed forces are likely to collaborate and create an 'air defence command' to cover all aerial operations taking place in the Indian airspace, a 'peninsula command' to look after all naval.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 4, 2020	Modernisation of the three armed forces is our first priority: CDS Bipin Rawat Former Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat was named as India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on December 30. DNA - Published on February 2, 2020
Republic Day celebrations underway in Delhi Celebrations for the 71st Republic Day began on Sunday in the national capital with Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro in attendance as the chief guest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 26, 2020	In a first, PM Modi to visit National War Memorial before Republic Day Parade This would also be the first time that the Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat would attend the Republic Day parade and welcome the Prime Minister along with the three defence chiefs. IndiaTimes - Published on January 23, 2020
Ours is a secular state, theirs a theocratic one: Rajnath Singh The youth of J&K are “nationalists” and those misleading them are the actual culprits, said defence minister Rajnath Singh, while also stressing that India could never become a theocratic state.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 22, 2020	CDS Rawat downplays Chinese matrix in Indian Ocean, gives weight to freedom of navigation Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Monday downplayed the question of China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and said every nation looked at its security from a strategic.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 20, 2020
BrahMos-embedded Sukhoi-30MKI is a gamechanger for India’s maritime security, General Bipin Rawat says Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Monday dedicated the newly resurrected 222 Squadron with BrahMos-embedded Sukhoi-30MKIs to the nation at a function at the Airforce Station (AFS) in.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 20, 2020	CDS General Rawat says difficult to predict war scenario with Pakistan Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Monday said it was very difficult to predict if a scenario of a war with Pakistan would emerge or not but all the defence services were prepared to take on any.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 20, 2020
'Union government should come clean on de-radicalisation camps' He described as "outrageous" the disclosure of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat that de-radicalisation camps were operating in the country. The CDS had said there is need for.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 19, 2020	Need to start deradicalisation camps: CDS Listing diplomatic isolation of Pakistan and keeping it under pressure of blacklisting by FATF as measures to tackle Pak-based terror, Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat on Thursday called for strong.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 16, 2020
Isolate Pak to counter terror, says CDS Rawat Listing diplomatic isolation of Pakistan and keeping it under pressure of blacklisting by FATF as measures to tackle Pak-based terror, Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat on Thursday called for strong.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 16, 2020	India has de-radicalisation camps; young people being radicalised in Kashmir: CDS General Rawat In the first such disclosure, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday said de-radicalisation camps are operating in the country as it was necessary to isolate people who are completely.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 16, 2020
We have to address the ideology of radicalisation, says Gen Bipin Rawat IndiaTimes - Published on January 16, 2020	Need to deal with terrorism like US did after 9/11: CDS Gen Bipin Rawat CDS General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said that terrorism will continue till the time there are countries that sponsor it. DNA - Published on January 16, 2020
States sponsoring terrorism must be taken to task: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Rawat Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday pitched for strong global action against states sponsoring terrorism, saying there is a need to take the bull by its horns and strike at the root.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 16, 2020	President Kovind extends greetings to soldiers, ex-servicemen on Army Day The nation is celebrating the 72nd Army Day today and on the occasion, President Ramnath Kovind extended greetings to veterans and their families. Earlier, chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 15, 2020
New department of military affairs takes shape under the CDS The defence ministry’s new department of military affair (DMA), headed by chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, is now taking concrete shape with two joint secretaries, 13 deputy.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 10, 2020	CDS Gen Bipin Rawat's department of military affairs to have 37 secretaries The newly-created department of military affairs, which is headed by CDS General Bipin Rawat, will have two joint secretaries, 13 deputy secretaries and 22 under secretaries, government sources said... IndiaTimes - Published on January 10, 2020
General Rawat proposes setting up of an integrated Air Defence Command and common logistics for armed forces Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has directed his tri-Service integrated defence staff to prepare a plan for the creation of an Air Defence Command (ADC) as well as "common logistics support.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 2, 2020	CDS Bipin Rawat meets three services' chiefs; urges proposal for Air Defence Command The first agenda of this meeting was to prepare a proposal for the air defence command for all three forces-army, navy and airforce, the defence Ministry stated. DNA - Published on January 2, 2020
CDS focuses on preparing roadmap for creation of an air defence command In one of his first decisions, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat has issued directions to prepare a roadmap by June 30 to create an air defence command to enhance security of India's skies. IndiaTimes - Published on January 2, 2020	Appointment of CDS ‘momentous reform’: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday described creation of the department of military affairs and institutionalisation of the post of chief of defence staff as “momentous reforms” and said the.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 1, 2020

Bipin Rawat

Current chief of Defence Staff

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