PM Modi calls appointment of CDS 'historic' | Bharat Ki Baat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the appointment of the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in India was a "historic development" and a "momentous and comprehensive reform."

In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister congratulated General Bipin Rawat and said: "I am delighted that as we begin the new year and new decade, India gets its first Chief of Defence Staff in General Bipin Rawat. I congratulate him and wish him the very best for this responsibility. He is an outstanding officer who has served India with great zeal."