The Chief of the Army Staff has been the title of the professional head of the Indian Army since 1955. The COAS is a permanent member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, National Security Council and De
General Dhiraj Seth, COAS
The South Block, Central Secretariat, New Delhi - the station of the IHQ of MoD (Army), where the COAS is seated.
General Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher
The Chief of Defence Staff is the professional head of the Indian Armed Forces. The CDS is the highest-ranking military officer in service, responsible for overseeing inter-service jointness across al
Chief of the Army Staff (India)
…Commander in Chief, Indian Army. Statutorily, the COAS ranks 12th-overall in the Indian order of precedence, and is the IA's status-equivalent of the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff - all three positions of which are also occupied by four-star officers from the armed…
Gen NS Raja Subramani
General Bipin Rawat the first CDS, second-from-right, along with the three service chiefs in January 2020; his later acting successor, General M. M. Naravane, is seen far-left.
Indian CDS Peak Cap