Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani appointed next CDS; Vice Adm Krishna Swaminathan to head Navy | India News
New Delhi: The Center on Saturday appointed Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani (retd) as India’s next Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), while Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan was named as the next Navy Chief. According to an official announcement, Lt Gen Raja Subramani, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd.), will also serve as Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Military Affairs from the date of his assumption of charge till further orders. The current CDS, General Anil Chauhan, is scheduled to expire on May 30, 2026. Lt. Gen. Raja Subramani has been serving as Military Advisor to the National Security Council Secretariat since September 1, 2025. Earlier, he served as the Vice Chief of Army Staff from July 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. He was also General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Command from March 2023 to June 2024. Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, currently the Western Naval Commander in Mumbai, will take over as the next Navy Chief on May 31. His tenure is expected to continue till December 31, 2028. Commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1987, Vice Admiral Swaminathan specializes in communications and electronic warfare. He is an alumnus of National Defense Academy, Khadakwasla, Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham, United Kingdom, Curanger College of Naval Warfare and United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island.
