New Delhi, May 10 -- The Union Government yesterday announced Lieutenant General N.S. Raja Subramani, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd.), as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), succeeding General Anil Chauhan, whose tenure will conclude on May 30.

According to an official announcement, Lt. Gen. Raja Subramani will also serve as Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Military Affairs and will assume charge from the date he takes over.

Currently serving as Military Adviser at the National Security Council Secretariat since Sept. 1, 2025, Lt. Gen. Raja Subramani brings over four decades of Military experience spanning operational, intelligence and strategic assignments.

Before joining the NSCS, he served as Vice Chief of th...