Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan (retd), a former eastern Army commander and director general of military operations, was appointed India's second Chief of Defence Staff on September 28. He is the first retired three-star officer to return to service in four-star rank. India’s Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan acknowledged “initial losses” of air assets during Operation Sindoor but firmly rejected Pakistan’s claim that six Indian fighter jets were shot down, calling it “absolutely incorrect,” in an interview with Bloomberg TV. Anil Chauhan News Updates: Get Latest Breaking News, Photos and Video News on Anil Chauhan . Also find Anil Chauhan latest news headlines, picture gallery, top videos, comments, blog posts and opinion at The Indian Express.
