NEW DELHI: An expert on Pakistan and China, Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani (retd) has been appointed the country’s next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The govt has also appointed Vice-Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the next chief of the Indian Navy. While Lt Gen Subramani will replace CDS Gen Anil Chauhan, who completes his tenure on May 30, Vice-Admiral Swaminathan will succeed Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, who retires on May 31.Currently in the role of a military adviser at the National Security Council Secretariat, Lt Gen Subramani’s key priority will be to implement the ambitious theaterisation model that aims at…