RECTIFYING ANOMALIES IN THE POST OF CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF KEY TO SUCCESSFUL ROLLING OUT OF INDARMY THEATRE COMMAND REFORMS “ In today’s technologically advanced AI empowered world, ponderous decision making apparatus are a wily adversaries dream and a security force nightmare , that can only lead to further jeopardising national security ! ” – Col RS Sidhu Context Reforms to the apex military hierarchy of India were boldly announced by the Prime Minister of India from the ramparts of Red Fort on 15 th of August 2019, and the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) assumed office on 1 st of January 2020. The CDS is charged to b ring about jointness of the three Services , among other tasks, within three years of the first CDS assuming office. However, reforming the Indarmy apex military hierarchy is still a work in progress, well past the laid down deadline. One of the major contributory factor to this inordinate delay has been the emasculating anomalies inbuilt into