'Chauhan is most suitable candidate'

Chauhan's name had emerged as the frontrunner for the CDS post after the government in June had tweaked the rules to allow even retired three-star officers to be considered for the CDS post if they were younger than 62 years of age

- Rajat Pandit

This inexplicable almost 10month delay in appointing the next tri-Services chief had put a big question mark on the most far-reaching restructuring of the 15lakh strong armed forces set in motion since independence.

Several officers who have served with Chauhan as well as his coursemates say he is "the most suitable candidate" for the CDS post from the "selection pool currently available" to the country's political leadership.