Gen Kapoor is new head of Armed Forces Chiefs panel

New Delhi: Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor, the senior most armed forces chief, on Monday took over as the next Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC). General Kapoor took over from outgoing Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, who held the post for over two years since

early 2007.

General Kapoor in his role as the Chairman of COSC will be the pointsperson for ensuring jointness in the functioning of the three Integrated Headquarters of the Army, Navy and Air Force in the Defence Ministry.

He will also be the principal adviser to Defence Minister A K Antony on military matters.

The post of Chairman of COSC rotates among the three services chiefs and the senior most four-star officer at any given point of time will head the committee that takes care of all operational and administrative matters relating to the tri-services.