India has lost an able and experienced military leader in the tragic death of the country's first Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in the Nilgiris on Wednesday. His wife, Madhulika and 11 others were also killed when a Mi-17V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force fell in a heavily forested area. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has announced in Parliament that a tri-services investigation into the incident, chaired by the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command, Air Marshal Manvendra Singh, of the Indian Air Force will take place. Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal V.R. Choudhary has already visited the accident site; The cockpit voice and flight data recorders have been recovered, which will inform investigators about how the accident happened. It is imperative that the investigation be carried out both thoroughly and expeditiously. Without speculating on the reason, it needs to be emphasized that rapid improvement in training or hardware is imperative, as these Mi-17 VF choppers are being used to bring top military leaders to every nook and corner of the country.
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