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}}The '''Defence Planning Committee''' is a senior decision-making organisation created on {{Date|2018-04-19|dmy}} by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="IE_DPCfirst2">{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/may/04/defence-planning-committee-holds-first-meeting-decides-to-make-action-plan-to-deal-with-security-ch-1809890.html|title=Defence Planning Committee holds first meeting; decides to make action plan to deal with security challenges—The meeting, chaired by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, also discussed ways to expedite modernisation of the armed forces and evolving a security strategy for the country|date=4 May 2018|work=The Indian Express|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref>
}}The '''Defence Planning Committee''' is a senior decision-making organisation created on 19 April 2018 by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="IE_DPCfirst2">{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/may/04/defence-planning-committee-holds-first-meeting-decides-to-make-action-plan-to-deal-with-security-ch-1809890.html|title=Defence Planning Committee holds first meeting; decides to make action plan to deal with security challenges—The meeting, chaired by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, also discussed ways to expedite modernisation of the armed forces and evolving a security strategy for the country|date=4 May 2018|work=The Indian Express|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Defence Planning Committee was notified by the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] (MoD) in April 2018, the [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Adviser]] (NSA) was appointed as the chairperson of the committee, with the chairperson, [[Foreign Secretary of India|Foreign Secretary]], [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]], [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]], [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]], [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]], [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]], and expenditure [[Secretary to Government of India|secretaries]] of [[Ministry of Finance (India)| Ministry of Finance]] being its members and the chief of the Integrated Defence Staff (CIDS) being its member-secretary,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/nsa-will-chair-panel-set-up-for-new-security-roadmap-foreign-defence-secys-its-members-5143179/|title=NSA will chair panel set up for new security roadmap; Foreign, Defence Secys its members|last=Singh|first=Sushant|date=19 April 2018|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=6 June 2018|publisher=[[Indian Express Group]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=70274541}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nsa-headed-committee-for-higher-defence-management/article23599248.ece|title=NSA-headed committee for higher defence management|date=19 April 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 June 2018|publisher=[[N. Ram]]|others=Special Correspondent|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|issn=0971-751X|oclc=13119119}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ahmed|first=Ali|date=26 May 2018|title=The Doval Scorecard|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2018/21/strategic-affairs/doval-scorecard.html|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]|publisher=Sameeksha Trust|volume=53|issue=21|issn=0012-9976|lccn=sa67002009|oclc=46735231}}</ref> the NSA was also given the mandate to co-opt members as they see fit. The Integrated Defence Staff headquarters at [[Kashmir House]], [[New Delhi]] was to serve as the committee's secretariat.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
The Defence Planning Committee was notified by the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] (MoD) in April 2018, the [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Adviser]] (NSA) was appointed as the chairperson of the committee, with the chairperson, [[Foreign Secretary of India|Foreign Secretary]], [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]], [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]], [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]], [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]], [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]], and expenditure [[Secretary to Government of India|secretaries]] of [[Ministry of Finance (India)| Ministry of Finance]] being its members and the chief of the Integrated Defence Staff (CIDS) being its member-secretary,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/nsa-will-chair-panel-set-up-for-new-security-roadmap-foreign-defence-secys-its-members-5143179/|title=NSA will chair panel set up for new security roadmap; Foreign, Defence Secys its members|last=Singh|first=Sushant|date=19 April 2018|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=6 June 2018|publisher=[[Indian Express Group]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=70274541}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nsa-headed-committee-for-higher-defence-management/article23599248.ece|title=NSA-headed committee for higher defence management|date=19 April 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 June 2018|publisher=[[N. Ram]]|others=Special Correspondent|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|issn=0971-751X|oclc=13119119}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ahmed|first=Ali|date=26 May 2018|title=The Doval Scorecard|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2018/21/strategic-affairs/doval-scorecard.html|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]|publisher=Sameeksha Trust|volume=53|issue=21|issn=0012-9976|lccn=sa67002009|oclc=46735231}}</ref> the NSA was also given the mandate to co-opt members as they see fit. The Integrated Defence Staff headquarters at [[Kashmir House]], [[New Delhi]] was to serve as the committee's secretariat.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


NSA [[Ajit Doval]] chaired the committee's first meeting on {{Date|2018-05-03|dmy}}, which was attended by the three chiefs of staff, and defence, foreign and expenditure secretaries.<ref name="Hindu_DPCfirst2">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/doval-chairs-first-meet-of-defence-panel/article23765476.ece|title=Doval chairs first meet of defence panel|date=4 May 2018|access-date=4 May 2018|work=The Hindu}}</ref> The first meeting discussed the topics under mandate of DPC.<ref name="IE_DPCfirst2" />
NSA [[Ajit Doval]] chaired the committee's first meeting on 3 May 2018, which was attended by the three chiefs of staff, and defence, foreign and expenditure secretaries.<ref name="Hindu_DPCfirst2">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/doval-chairs-first-meet-of-defence-panel/article23765476.ece|title=Doval chairs first meet of defence panel|date=4 May 2018|access-date=4 May 2018|work=The Hindu}}</ref> The first meeting discussed the topics under mandate of DPC.<ref name="IE_DPCfirst2" />


==Mandate==
==Mandate==
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|[[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee|Permanent Chairperson, Chiefs of Staff Committee]] and [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]]
|[[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee|Permanent Chairperson, Chiefs of Staff Committee]] and [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]]
|[[General officer|General]] [[Bipin Rawat]]
|[[General (India)|General]] [[Anil Chauhan]]
|[[File:Bipin Rawat (CDS).jpg|frameless]]
|[[File:General Anil Chauhan.jpg|frameless]]
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|[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]
|[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]
|[[Admiral]] [[Karambir Singh]]
|[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[R. Hari Kumar]]
|[[File:Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC.jpg|frameless]]
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|- href="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)"
|- href="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)"
|[[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]]
|[[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]]
|[[General officer|General]] [[Manoj Mukund Naravane]]
|[[General (India)|General]] [[Manoj Pande (general)|Manoj Pande]]
|[[File:General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC takes over as the Chief of Army Staff COAS of the Indian Army (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
|[[File:Gen Manoj Pandey.jpg|frameless]]
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|[[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]]
|[[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]]
|[[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria]]
|[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Vivek Ram Chaudhari]]
|[[File:Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC took over as the Chief of the Air Staff on 30 September 2019.jpg|frameless]]
|[[File:Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM ADC.jpg|frameless]]
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|- href="Ajit Doval"
|[[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]]<td>[[Ajay Kumar (civil servant)|Ajay Kumar]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]</td><td>[[File:The Secretary (Defence Production), Dr. Ajay Kumar, in New Delhi on July 04, 2019 (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
|[[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]]<td>[[Ajay Kumar (civil servant)|Ajay Kumar]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]</td><td>[[File:The Secretary (Defence Production), Dr. Ajay Kumar, in New Delhi on July 04, 2019 (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
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|[[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary]]<td>[[Harsh Vardhan Shringla]], [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]]
|[[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary]]<td>[[Vinay Mohan Kwatra]], [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]]
</td><td></td><tr><td>[[Chief of Integrated Defence Staff]](Also Vice Chief of Defense Staff) </td><td>[[Vice Admiral]] [[Atul Kumar Jain]]
</td><td></td><tr><td>[[Chief of Integrated Defence Staff]](Also Vice Chief of Defense Staff) </td><td>[[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Balabhadra Radha Krishna]]
</td><td href="Category:All stub articles">[[File:Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, AVSM, VSM.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
</td><td href="Category:All stub articles">[[File:Air Marshal BR Krishna took over as the AOC-in-C Western air command (cropped).jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
</td><td>{{Center|Member-Secretary}}</td></tr>
</td><td>{{Center|Member-Secretary}}</td></tr>
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; Integrated entities  
; Integrated entities  
* [[Integrated Defence Staff]], tri-services command at strategic level composed of MoD, MEA and tri-services staff
* [[Integrated Defence Staff]], tri-services command at strategic level composed of MoD, MEA and tri-services staff
* [[Defence Cyber Agency]], tri-services command
* [[Armed Forces Special Operations Division]], tri-services command at operational level
* [[Armed Forces Special Operations Division]], tri-services command at operational level
* [[Defence Space Agency]], draws staff from all 3 services of Indian Armeed Forces
* [[Defence Space Agency]], draws staff from all 3 services of Indian Armeed Forces
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