CDS Gen Anil Chauhan addresses 81st Staff Course at DSSC Wellington
On 19 July 2025 at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Tamil Nadu), CDS General Anil Chauhan addressed the 81st Staff Course and spoke on Operation Sindoor.
Summary
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan visited the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington, Tamil Nadu, on 19 July 2025 and addressed student officers of the 81st Staff Course, permanent staff and station officers. Gen Chauhan spoke on Operation Sindoor and the tri-services synergy it showed, and stressed integration and jointness, capability development and Aatmanirbharta with the faculty. DSSC Commandant Lt Gen Virendra Vats briefed the CDS on training, including the institutionalisation of the Deep Purple Division to foster jointness. The 45-week 81st Staff Course has 500 student officers, including 45 from 35 friendly countries.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 19 July 2025, DSSC Wellington, Tamil Nadu
- Course
- 81st Staff Course (45 weeks)
- Strength
- 500 officers, incl. 45 from 35 friendly countries
- Talk
- Operation Sindoor; tri-services synergy
- Jointness initiative
- Deep Purple Division
- Commandant
- Lt Gen Virendra Vats
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What is the strength of the 81st Staff Course under way at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (July 2025)?
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Correct answer: D — 500 officers, including 45 from 35 friendly countries
PIB (MoD): the 45-week 81st Staff Course comprises 500 student officers, including 45 from 35 friendly countries.
Which division has been institutionalised at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, to foster jointness and inter-services awareness?
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Correct answer: A — Deep Purple Division
PIB (MoD): the DSSC Commandant briefed the CDS on training that emphasises jointness and inter-services awareness, specifically through the institutionalisation of the Deep Purple Division.
On 19 July 2025, CDS General Anil Chauhan delivered a talk at DSSC Wellington on which military operation?
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Correct answer: D — Operation Sindoor
PIB (MoD): the CDS delivered a talk on Operation Sindoor, highlighting the tri-services synergy shown in the operations.