The Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) is the head of the

Integrated Defence Staff The Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) is an organisation responsible for fostering coordination and enabling prioritisation across the different branches of the Indian Armed Forces. It is composed of representatives from the Indian Army, Indian Navy, ...

which acts as the point organisation for jointmanship in the

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. In November 2019, government sources disclosed the post of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff would be converted to that of Vice Chief of Defence Staff some in the future.

Organisation

The CISC is a Three-star rank officer from the three Services in rotation. The CISC reports to the Chief of Defence Staff in

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. He is assisted by the following five Principal Staff Officers (all three-star appointments) who head the various branches within the IDS. * Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy Planning and Force Development) - DCIDS (PP&FD) * Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training) - DCIDS (DOT) * Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) - DCIDS (Ops) * Director General Defence Intelligence Agency & Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) - DGDIA & DCIDS (Int) * Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical Branch) - DCIDS (Med)

List of chiefs

, , , , , , - , 13 , R Hari Kumar

, Vice admiral

R. Hari Kumar Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar (born 12 April 1962) is a serving flag officer in the Indian Navy. He is the 25th and current Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS). Previously, he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Co ...

, , , , , , - , 14 , Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, AVSM, VSM

, Vice admiral
Atul Kumar Jain
, 28 February 2021 , 30 September 2021 , , , , - , 15 , Air Marshal BR Krishna took over as the AOC-in-C Western air command (cropped)

, Air Marshal

Balabhadra Radha Krishna Air Marshal Balabhadra Radha Krishna, PVSM, AVSM, SC is an officer in the Indian Air Force. He is former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Western Air Command. He took over the office on 1 July 2021, following the elevation of Air M ...

, 30 September 2021 , ''Incumbent'' , , ,

References

External links

Official Website - CISC
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Organisation

List of chiefs

See also

References

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