Indian Army Chief List From 1947-2022

Q: Who is CDS of India 2022?

General Anil Chauhan assumed command of the Indian military after General Bipin Rawat, the nation's first CDS, passed away more than nine months ago,

Q: Who is the head of all three forces 2022?

The three services of the Indian Armed Forces are led by General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff. All three forces are subordinate to the President of India, who also serves as their supreme commander.

Q: Who is the Indian army Chief during the Kargil war?

General Ved Prakash Malik was the Indian Army Chief during the Kargil war. From September 30, 1997, to September 30, 2000, he was the Indian Army's 19th Chief of Army Staff.

Q: Who is the first CDS of India?

General Bipin Rawat was the first Chief of Defence Staff,

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Indian Army Chief 2022 Name

Indian Army chief or Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) is the highest-ranking officer to serve entirely in the Indian Army and is both the minister of defence’s top advisor as well as the operational commander of the ground forces. The present Indian Army chief is General Manoj Pande who took command on April 30, 2022.

India Army chief or COAS (also known as the Army Chief) is a statutory position in the Indian Army typically held by a four-star general. The COAS is also a member of the National Security Council, making him or her a source of advice to the president and prime minister. Unless the Chief of Defence Staff and/or the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee are army officers, the COAS is normally the most senior army officer in the Indian Armed Forces. Check out the Indian Army chief 2022 Name, Salary and Indian Army Chief List from 1947 to 2022.

Indian Army Chief Manoj Pandey

Currently, the Indian Army Chief is General Manoj Pande. General Manoj Pande is the 29th Chief of the Army Staff of India Prior to this, he held the positions of Vice Chief of Army Staff, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command, and Commander-in-Chief (CINCAN) of Andaman and Nicobar Command. He is the first Corps of Engineers officer to hold the position of Army Chief.
He was chosen by the Indian government to succeed General Manoj Mukund Naravane as Chief of the Army Staff on April 18, 2022.

Indian Army Chief During Kargil War

General Ved Prakash Malik was the Indian Army Chief during the Kargil war. From September 30, 1997, to September 30, 2000, he was the Indian Army’s 19th Chief of Army Staff.

The Kargil War was fought between India and Pakistan in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir as well as other locations along the Line of Control from May to July 1999. (LoC). Operation Vijay, the designation for the Indian military operation in the area, is another term for the battle used in India. In what was known as Operation Safed Sagar, the Indian Air Force worked with the Indian Army to flush out both the Pakistan Army and irregular Pakistani troops from vacated Indian positions along the LoC.

Indian Army Chief of Defence Staff

The operational commander and senior-most member of the Indian Army is known as the Chief of the Army Staff. British Indian Army, established on April 1st, 1895, was the forerunner of the Indian Army. On January 15, 1949, General Sir Francis Butcher, the final British Commander-in-Chief of India, handed over command to Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa, the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.
In 1955, the Indian Parliament passed The Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, which established the position of Chief of the Army Staff also known as Indian Army chief of defence staff or Army Chief. It took the place of the former Commander-in-Chief, Army position. The office of the Indian Army chief is located in New Delhi’s Raisina Hill’s South Block of the Central Secretariat.

Indian Army Chief List 1947-2022

Check out the list of Indian Army chief list from 1947 to 2022. From 1947 to 1948, the position of Indian Army Chief was known as Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army. The title of Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army was used from 1948 to 1955. It has been referred to as the Chief of Army Staff since 1955.

S.No.	Name	Tenure
1	General Sir Robert Lockhart	15 Aug 1947 – 31 Dec 1947
2	General Sir Roy Bucher	01 Jan 1948 – 14 Jan 1949
3	Field Marshal KM Cariappa	15 Jan 1949 – 14 Jan 1953
4	General KS Rajendra Sinhji	15 Jan 1953 – 14 May 1955
5	General S.M. Srinagesh	15 May 1955 – 7 May 1957
6	General K.S. Thimayya	8 May 1957 – 7 May 1961
7	General P.N. Thapar	8 May 1961 – 19 November 1962
8	General J.N. Choudhuri	20 November 1962 – 7 June 1966
9	General P.P. Kumaramangalam	8 June 1966 – 7 June 1969
10	General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw	8 June 1969 – 14 January 1973
11	General G.G. Bewoor	15 January 1973 – 31 May 1975
12	General T.N. Raina	1 June 1975 – 31 May 1978
13	General O.P. Malhotra	1 June 1978 – 31 May 1981
14	General K.V. Krishna Rao	1 June 1981 – 31 July 1983
15	General A.S. Vaidya	1 August 1983 – 31 January 1986
16	General K. Sunderji	1 February 1986 – 30 April 1988
17	General V.N. Sharma	1 May 1988 – 30 June 1990
18	General S.F. Rodrigues	1 July 1990 – 30 June 1993
19	General B.C. Joshi	1 July 1993 – 18 November 1994
20	General S. Roychowdhury	22 November 1994 – 30 September 1997
21	General V.P.Malik	1 October 1997 – 30 September 2000
22	General S. Padmanabhan	1 October 2000 – 31 December 2002
23	General N.C.Vij	1 January 2003 – 31 January 2005
24	General J.J. Singh	01 February 2005 – 30 September 2007
25	General Deepak Kapoor	30 September 2007 – 30 March 2010
26	General V.K. Singh	31 March 2010 – 31 May 2012
27	General Bikram Singh	01 June 2012 – 31 July 2014
28.	General Dalbir Singh Suhag	31 July 2014 – 31 December 2016
29.	General Bipin Rawat	31 December 2016 – 31 December 2019
30.	General Manoj Mukund Naravane	31 December 2019 – 30 April 2022
31	Manoj Pande	30 April 2022 – incumbent

Chiefs of the Indian Defence Force: List

Here comes a list of the chiefs who are currently serving in the Indian Defence force :

Name of the Position	Short Form	Name
Chief of Defence Staff	CDS	Lt. General Anil Chauhan
Army – Chief of Army Staff	CoAS	General Manoj Pande
Navy – Chief of the Navy Staff	CNS	Admiral R Hari Kumar
Air Force – Chief of Air Staff	CSA	Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari