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73rd Independence Day 2019- ‘India will have Chief of Defence Staff’: PM Narendra Modi announces

Aug 15th, 2019 12:34 pm | By | Category: SPECIAL NEWS COVERAGE

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(THE NEWSMAN OF INDIA)
In a major announcement for the three armed forces of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that the country will now have a post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) that will integrate the operations of the three forces — the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. PM Narendra Modi said this in his Independence Day speech today.

Prime Minister Modi said the armed forces are pride of every India. He said in the changing time, there is a need for the forces to sharpen coordination.

“Our forces are India’s pride. To further sharpen coordination between the forces, I want to announce a major decision from the Red Fort: India will have a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS),”PM Modi said in his I-Day speech.

“This is going to make the forces even more effective,” PM Modi said.

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