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The Government has appointed Lieutenant General N S Raja Subramani (Retd) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Ministry of Defence said that Lt Gen Subramani will also serve as Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, with effect from the date of assumption of charge and until further orders. He will assume office after General Anil Chauhan completes his tenure on the 30th of May.
Lt Gen Subramani is a highly decorated officer with over four decades of distinguished service. He has been serving as Military Adviser at the National Security Council Secretariat since Sep 2025.
He earlier served as Vice Chief of the Army Staff and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command, besides commanding key operational formations along the Western and Northern fronts.
​For his distinguished service, the General Officer has been awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.
The General Officer is a Graduate of the National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy. He was commissioned into the 8th Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles on December 14, 1985.
He is an alumnus of Joint Services Command Staff College, Bracknell (UK), and National Defence College, New Delhi.
He holds a Master of Arts Degree from King’s College London and an M Phil in Defence Studies from Madras University.
