New Delhi (25.06.2025): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has authorised Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chouhan to issue orders to the three services to ensure synergy. This is a shift from the earlier system under which instructions and orders pertaining to two or more services were issued by each service separately.

The Defence Ministry said the first joint order on "approval, promulgation and numbering" of joint instructions and joint orders was released on Tuesday.

This order emphasised the need to streamline procedures, eliminate redundancies and enhance cross services cooperation. The Defence Ministry described conferment of powers to the Chief of Defence Staff as a major step towards modernisation and transformation of the armed forces.