{"id":61162,"date":"2020-05-21T09:21:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T03:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=61162"},"modified":"2024-06-16T15:51:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T10:21:13","slug":"answereddiscuss-the-role-and-significance-of-chief-of-defence-staff-cds-how-it-would-help-in-indias-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answereddiscuss-the-role-and-significance-of-chief-of-defence-staff-cds-how-it-would-help-in-indias-security\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered]Discuss the role and significance of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). How it would help in India\u2019s security?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"577\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"577\"><strong><u>Demand of the question<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction. <\/strong>Contextual Introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body. <\/strong>Role of Chief of Defence staff. Importance of CDS in India\u2019s security<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion. <\/strong>Way forward.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is a high military office that will oversee and coordinate the working of the three defence Services in India. Most countries with advanced militaries like in the UK have such a post with varying degrees of power and authority. The CDS is important for the integration of tri-service personnel in India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selection<\/strong>-The Chief of Defence Staff, selected from high-ranking officers of the Indian Armed Forces, serves as the principal military advisor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Role of Chief of Defence Staff: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Principal Military Adviser:<\/strong> CDS will act as the Principal Military Adviser to the Defence Minister on tri-services matters. He will also be the military adviser to the Nuclear Command Authority (chaired by the Prime Minister), which handles India\u2019s nuclear arsenal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Department of Military Affairs\u2019 Head:<\/strong> The Department of Military Affairs will also be\u00a0headed by\u00a0the CDS. The mandate of the Department of Military Affairs will include the following areas:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Promoting jointness in procurement, training and staffing for the Services.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitation of restructuring of Military Commands for optimal utilisation of resources.<\/li>\n<li>Promoting use of indigenous equipment by the Services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee<\/strong>: The CDS will be the permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC). As a permanent chair, CDS will:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Administer all tri-service organisations and commands.<\/li>\n<li>Function as the Military Adviser to the Nuclear Command Authority.<\/li>\n<li>Implement the five year Defence Capital Acquisition Plan (DCAP) and the two year roll on Annual Acquisition Plans.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate operation, logistics, transport, training, support services communications, etc. of the three Services.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Importance of CDS in India\u2019s security:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Coordination among services: <\/strong>The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is a high military office that will oversee and coordinate the working of the three defence Services in India. This would lead to enhanced security in the region.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Effective leadership: <\/strong>CDS will provide effective leadership at the top level to the three wings of the armed forces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resource optimisation: <\/strong>The CDS will help in the tackling of threats in an integrated manner and would help in optimal use of available resources. Policy-making on operations, procurement and joint logistics will be improved.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coherence: <\/strong>It will provide a single and coherent perspective, instead of disaggregated individual single service perspective.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Holistic management; <\/strong>It would help in holistic management of national security for optimised results and single point military advice on matters of national security including nuclear weapons.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>India is the only country with a Ministry of Defence without military professionals, with bureaucrats lacking a military background and knowledge. As a result, we lack a cohesive national security strategy. There is little synergy within the military and also the military-industrial complex remains in a bad state. A post of CDS will remove such issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demand of the question Introduction. Contextual Introduction. Body. Role of Chief of Defence staff. Importance of CDS in India\u2019s security Conclusion. Way forward. \u00a0The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is a high military office that will oversee and coordinate the working of the three defence Services in India. Most countries with advanced militaries like in&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answereddiscuss-the-role-and-significance-of-chief-of-defence-staff-cds-how-it-would-help-in-indias-security\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[Answered]Discuss the role and significance of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). 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