US congratulates Gen Bipin Rawat over his appointment as first CDS

December 31, 2019 07:59

The United States on Tuesday congratulated General Bipin Rawat on his appointment as India's first-ever Chief of Defence Staff and said the post will help in "catalysing greater" joint cooperation between the militaries of the two countries.

"Congrats to Gen Bipin Rawat @adgpi on his appointment as #India's first-ever Chief of Defense Staff. The CDS position will help catalyze greater #USIndia "joint" cooperation between our militaries as discussed at recent 2+2, including through joint exercises and info sharing," tweeted US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Alice Wells, retweeting US Ambassador Ken Juster's tweet.

This is the first time that this position has been created by the Indian government appointing General Rawat as the topmost defence officer of the country who will be the main point of contact for the government to deal with issues of defence forces.

General Rawat will be completing his full three-year term as the Chief of Army Staff on December 31. He will now continue to serve till March 2022 as the CDS where his main role would be to create synergy in operations and finances of the three services.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff in his Independence Day speech on August 15 this year.

-- ANI

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