Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) has been appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), he is the _______ CDS of India.

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The correct answer is Second.Key Points

The Government announced Lt General Anil Chauhan (retired) as the new CDS.
He is the second CDS of India.
General Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, and VSM assumed office as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on September 30, 2022.

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Confusion Points

Manoj Mukund Naravane was not Chief of Defence Staff, he served as the 27th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.
Both positions are different.
The position of CDS has been vacant since the demise of India's first CDS General Bipin Rawat.

Additional Information

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the military head and acts as the single-point advisor to the Government of India in matters of India’s military.
He is also the permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) of the Indian Armed Forces.
The Chief also heads the Department of Military Affairs.
The first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat took office on 1 January 2020.
The creation of the post of CDS was first recommended after the 1999 Kargil War.