Chief of the Air Staff (India)

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The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) has been the title of the professional head of the Indian Air Force since 1955. The CAS is a permanent member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, National Security Council and Defence Planning Committee and serves as a senior advisor to the Minister of Defence, Prime Minister and the President, who is the supreme commander of the Defence Forces. The position is customarily held by a four-star air chief marshal and is usually the highest ranking air force officer on active duty unless the Chief of Defence Staff is an air force officer. Prior to 1955, the position was known as the Commander in Chief, Indian Air Force. Being a permanent member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and the National Security Council (NSC), the CAS also bears the responsibility of advising the nation's civilian leadership i.e., the Government of India on all matters privy to the IAF. Statutorily, the CAS ranks 12th-overall in the Indian order of precedence, and is the IAF's status...

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