Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters celebrated its 17th Raising Day today. To commemorate the occasion, Chief of the IDS to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Lt General Satish Dua paid homage to the valiant martyrs of the Armed Forces by laying a wreath at 'Amar Jawan Jyoti', India Gate in New Delhi. Senior officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the IDS were present on the occasion. A Tri Services guard was in accompaniment.<br/> <br/>IDS Headquarters was created in October 2001 in the aftermath of 'Operation Vijay' in Kargil war. The main objective was to promote synergy among the three Services and to integrate them with the Ministry of Defence. <br/><br/>