Event Brief
Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani appointed next CDS
Filed: May 08, 2026 at 10:05 PM ET
Summary: Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani was appointed India’s next Chief of Defence Staff, with Vice Adm Krishna Swaminathan to head the Navy.
WHO: Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani; Vice Adm Krishna Swaminathan
WHAT: Appointment of Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani as next CDS and Vice Adm Krishna Swaminathan as Navy chief
WHEN: May 08, 2026 at 9:15 PM ET
WHERE: India
WHY: Part of a scheduled appointment process for top defence leadership.
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