UPSC Articles
Peninsular command
Part of: GS Prelims –Polity and GS-II- Defence
In news:
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) talked about :
- A road map for restructuring the Armed Forces that would holistically counter threats along the borders with China and Pakistan as well as in the Indian Ocean, backed by logistical agreements with other countries.
- An Indian Ocean-centered Peninsular Command, possibly formed by merging the Eastern and Western Naval Commands
Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 18th February 2020
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):
- Cabinet Committee on Security approved the creation
- Principal military adviser to the defence minister
- Appointed in a four-star rank at par with the three service chiefs
- Permanent chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC)
- Function as the Military Adviser to the Nuclear Command Authority
