- The position of Chief of Defence Staff was formally created by the Indian government in December 2019. - General Bipin Rawat, who was serving as the Chief of Army Staff, was appointed as the first CDS on 30th December 2019. - He assumed office on 1st January 2020. - The CDS serves as the principal military advisor to the Defence Minister and heads the Department of Military Affairs.
For the first time in India, a senior defence personnel in a newly created position of 'Chief of Defence Staff' was installed on 1st January, 2020, who will be above all the three Chiefs of the three wings, viz., Army, Navy and Air Force. Who is the first incumbent in this position?
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