Air chief appointment: 3 defence offices unable to trace records, ministry invokes national security

Published 04 Nov 2026, 17:56 IST

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New Delhi: Three defence offices were unable to identify the authority keeping records relating to the appointment of the Chief of Air Staff, while the defence ministry invoked national security to deny information on the selection process or the policy and guidelines governing the appointment of…

— Deccan Herald
center · 3 outlets

NEW DELHI: Three defence offices were unable to identify the authority keeping records relating to the appointment of the Chief of Air Staff, while the defence ministry invoked national security to deny information on the selection process or the policy and guidelines governing the appointment of…

— DT Next

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NEW DELHI: Three defence offices were unable to identify the authority keeping records relating to the appointment of the Chief of Air Staff, while the defence ministry invoked national security to deny information on the selection process or the policy and guidelines governing the appointment of…

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DT Next Center Daily Thanthi Group Current article 04 Nov 2026, 17:56 IST

Air chief appointment: 3 defence offices unable to trace records, ministry invokes national security

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Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. 04 Nov 2026, 18:19 IST

Defence ministry cites national security concerns over revealing selection process of Chief of Air Staff

New Delhi: Three defence offices were unable to identify the authority keeping records relating to the appointment of the Chief of Air Staff, while the defence ministry invoked national security to deny information on the selection process or the policy and guidelines governing the appointment of…

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Deccan Chronicle Center Deccan Chronicle Holdings 04 Nov 2026, 18:04 IST

Air Chief Appointment Row: 3 Defence Offices Can't Trace Records

Terming the sequence of events "unfortunate", an official said the Air Headquarters too had been unable to identify the appropriate authority and had eventually stated that the information was not held by it.

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The Assam Tribune Center Assam Tribune Group 04 Nov 2026, 17:32 IST