
Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani (Retd) has been appointed as the 3rd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India. He succeeds General Anil Chauhan, whose extended tenure ends on 30 May 2026. Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is appointed as the next Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) and will assume command on 31 May 2026. He succeeds Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi.
