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India Names New CDS and Navy Chief

The Government of India has appointed Lt Gen N. S. Raja Subramani as CDS and Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the next Navy Chief.

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The Government of India has announced the appointments of a new Chief of Defence Staff and a new Chief of the Naval Staff.

Lieutenant General N. S. Raja Subramani has been appointed as the next Chief of Defence Staff. He will take over from General Anil Chauhan, whose tenure ends on May 30, 2026.

Lieutenant General Subramani has been serving as Military Adviser at the National Security Council Secretariat since September 2025. Before this role, he was Vice Chief of the Army Staff from July 2024 to July 31, 2025. He had earlier served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Command from March 2023 to June 2024.

The Government has also appointed Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the next Chief of the Naval Staff. He will succeed Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi following his retirement on May 31, 2026.

Vice Admiral Swaminathan is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare and an alumnus of the National Defence Academy. He is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and has held several important operational and staff roles in the Indian Navy.

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