{"id":184253,"date":"2025-09-25T11:34:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=184253"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:34:34","slug":"general-anil-chauhans-tenure-as-indias-cds-extended-till-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/09\/25\/general-anil-chauhans-tenure-as-indias-cds-extended-till-may-2026.html","title":{"rendered":"General Anil Chauhan\u2019s tenure as India\u2019s CDS extended till May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-184260\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/09\/images-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Delhi: The tenure of India\u2019s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has been extended till May 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the Ministry of Defence posted on X: \u201cGovernment has approved the extension of service of General Anil Chauhan as Chief of Defence Staff and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, up to May 30, 2026, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>General Chauhan was appointed as CDS on September 30, 2022, for a period of three years. 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