Summary: COAS). The decision to allow the Army chief to hold dual posts is seen as a bid by the government to hasten the reform process which has lost its pace over the CDS issue. V.V. KRISHNAN Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis. The CDS will be a four-star officer assisted by a Vice-Chief of Defence Staff (VCDS) and four Deputy Chiefs of Defence Staff (DCDS
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