Chief of Integrated Defence Staff explained

Post:	Chief
Body:	Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee
Insigniasize:	90px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the Integrated Defence Staff
Flag:	Flag of Integrated Defence Staff.svg
Flagcaption:	Flag of Integrated Defence Staff
Incumbent:	Lieutenant General Johnson P Mathew
Incumbentsince:	3 April 2023
Department:	Integrated Defence Staff
Abbreviation:	CISC
Member Of:	Chiefs of Staff Committee
Reports To:	Chief of Defence Staff
Formation:	1 October 2001
First:	Lieutenant general Pankaj Joshi

The Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) is the head of the Integrated Defence Staff which acts as the point organisation for jointmanship in the Ministry of Defence. In November 2019, government sources disclosed the post of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff would be converted to that of Vice Chief of Defence Staff some in the future.^[1]

Organisation

The CISC is a Three-star rank officer from the three Services in rotation. The CISC reports to the Chief of Defence Staff in New Delhi. He is assisted by the following five Principal Staff Officers (all three-star appointments) who head the various branches within the IDS.

• Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy Planning and Force Development) - DCIDS (PP&FD) ^[2]
• Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training) - DCIDS (DOT) ^[3]
• Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) - DCIDS (Ops) ^[4]
• Director General Defence Intelligence Agency & Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) - DGDIA & DCIDS (Int) ^[5]
• Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical Branch) - DCIDS (Med) ^[6]

List of chiefs

	Photo	Name	Term of office			Service branch
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Lieutenant general Pankaj Joshi					^[7]
2		Vice admiral Raman Puri					^[8]
3		Lieutenant general H. S. Lidder					^[9] ^[10] ^[11]
4		Air Marshal Suresh Chandra Mukul					^[12] ^[13]
5		Vice admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi					^[14]
6		Vice admiral Shekhar Sinha					^[15]
7		Vice admiral S. P. S. Cheema					^[16]
8		Lieutenant general N. C. Marwah					^[17]
9		Lieutenant general Anil Chait					^[18]
10		Air marshal P P Reddy					^[19] ^[20]
11		Lieutenant general Satish Dua					^[21]
12		Lieutenant general P. S. Rajeshwar

| | | | | ^[22] |-| 13| | Vice admiral
R. Hari Kumar
| | | | | ^[23] |-| 14| | Vice admiral
Atul Kumar Jain
| 28 February 2021| 30 September 2021| | | ^[24] |-| 15| | Air Marshal
Balabhadra Radha Krishna
| 30 September 2021| 31 March 2023| | | ^[25] |-|16| | Lieutenant general
Johnson P Mathew
| 03 April 2023| Incumbent| | | ^[26] |}

See also

• Chief of Defence Staff
• Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
• Integrated Defence Staff

External links

• Official Website - CISC

Notes and References

1. News: India's first Chief of Defence Staff will direct three service chiefs. Shishir. Gupta. Hindustan Times . 24 November 2019.
2. Web site: Integrated Defence Staff . www.ids.nic.in.
3. Web site: Integrated Defence Staff . www.ids.nic.in.
4. Web site: Integrated Defence Staff . www.ids.nic.in.
5. Web site: Integrated Defence Staff . www.ids.nic.in.
6. Web site: Integrated Defence Staff . www.ids.nic.in.
7. Web site: Pankaj Joshi is new CIDS. https://web.archive.org/web/20020926182132/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/10/02/stories/0102000c.htm. dead. 2002-09-26. The Hindu. 2018-11-29.
8. Web site: Raman Puri takes over as CIDS. 2003-10-21. The Hindu. 2019-01-16.
9. Web site: India will continue to strive towards achieving minimum deterrence - Antony. pib.nic.in. 2018-11-29.
10. Web site: NDA Cadets Excel in World Arena. pib.nic.in. 2018-11-29.
11. News: Lt Gen HS Lidder new CIDS. oneindia.com. 2018-11-29. en.
12. News: Air Marshal S.C. Mukul bids farewell. 2008-09-29. The Hindu. 2018-11-29. en-IN. 0971-751X.
13. Web site: Lt Gen Nagal is new Strategic Forces commander. 2008-09-30. 2018-12-01.
14. Web site: Press Information Bureau Photo Gallery. pib.nic.in. 2018-11-29.
15. Web site: Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha took over as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), in New Delhi on July 04, 2011.. 2018-11-29.
16. Web site: New Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Takes Over. pib.nic.in. 2018-11-29.
17. Web site: Lt Gen Naresh Chandra Marwah takes Over as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC). pib.nic.in. 2018-11-29.
18. Web site: Lieutenant General Anil Chait Takes over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to CISC. pib.nic.in. 2018-11-29.
19. Web site: Air Marshal PP Reddy Takes Over as CISC. pib.nic.in. 2018-11-29.
20. News: Air Marshal Reddy is new Chief of Integrated Defence Staff. IANS. 2014-07-01. Business Standard India. 2018-11-29.
21. Web site: Lt Gen Satish Dua takes over as CISC. pib.nic.in. 2018-11-29.
22. Web site: Lt Gen P S Rajeshwar assumes charge as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman, COSC. pib.nic.in. 2018-11-29.
23. HQ_IDS_India. 1201512924583358464. V Adm R Hari Kumar, AVSM, VSM assumed the Appt of CISC on 02 Dec 19.. 2019-12-01.
24. Web site: Vice Admiral A.B. Singh to take over as FOC-in-C of ENC . The Hindu. 28 February 2021.
25. Web site: PIB Delhi . Air Marshal BR Krishna assumes charge of CISC . Press Information Bureau . Ministry of Defence . 9 December 2021 . 1 October 2021.
26. Web site: Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff To The Chairman Chiefs Of Staff Committee (CISC). HQ IDS. 2023-05-24.