Creation of CDS big and bold step: IAF chief

January 01, 2020 17:39

Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria on Wednesday said the creation f of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was a 'very big and bold step' and stressed that the onus was on three services of the Armed Forces to support it fully and make it successful.

Speaking to ANI, the Air Chief said, "The creation of CDS is a very big step and a very-very bold step.

"The onus is really on three services now to support it fully and to make it succeed in its foundation stage and bring in the jointness, synergy, economise the effort, and really achieve everything that is desired from this post well within the time-frame specified.

"It will take a lot of work and we should be ready to do it and do it well."

Assuring full support of the Indian Air Force (IAF) towards promoting 'jointness' within the services, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria said that it will help in all the efforts that are required to bring in the jointness at the levels that are required.

"The IAF will fully support it and will help in all the efforts that are required to bring in the jointness at the levels that are required... There are issues with training, logistics... there are areas already identified.

"We have done a lot in the recent past and we need to do much more and that effort will continue," he said. -- ANI

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