Government appointed Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd) as Chief of Defence Staff
Subramani will also function as Secretary to Government of India, Department of Military Affairs
Appointment effective from date of assumption of charge until further orders
Current Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM will complete tenure on May 30, 2026
Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani currently serves as Military Adviser, National Security Council Secretariat since September 01, 2025
Previously served as Vice Chief of the Army Staff from July 01, 2024 to July 31, 2025
Served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command from March 2023 to June 2024
Commissioned into 8th Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles on December 14, 1985
Graduate of National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy
Alumnus of Joint Services Command Staff College, Bracknell (UK) and National Defence College, New Delhi
Holds Master of Arts Degree from King's College London
Holds M Phil in Defence Studies from Madras University
Career spanning over 40 years
Commanded 16 Garhwal Rifles in Counter-Insurgency in Assam as part of Operation Rhino
Commanded 168 Infantry Brigade in Jammu & Kashmir
Commanded 17 Mountain Division in Central Sector
Commanded 2 Corps, the premier strike Corps of Indian Army on Western Front
Staff assignments include: Divisional Officer at National Defence Academy, Brigade Major of Mountain Brigade, Defence Attache in Kazakhstan, Assistant Military Secretary, Colonel General Staff (Operations) at Headquarters Eastern Command, Deputy Commander of Rashtriya Rifles Sector in Jammu & Kashmir, Deputy Director General of Military Intelligence, Brigadier General Staff (Operations) in Eastern Command, Chief Instructor (Army) at Defence Services Staff College, Chief of Staff at Headquarters Northern Command
Awarded Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal, and Vishisht Seva Medal
