NEW DELHI, June 25 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday authorised the chief of defence staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, who also heads the department of military affairs, to issue "joint instructions and joint orders" for the three services, a step aimed at boosting jointness in the armed forces. "This marks a shift from the earlier system wherein instructions/orders pertaining to two or more services were issued by each service separately," the defence ministry said, calling it a major step towards modernisation and transformation of the country's military. The move comes weeks after India notified new rules under an overarching law to boost jointness, command efficiency and operational synergy in the armed forces. The two developments come in the aftermath of the May 7-10 clash with Pakistan under Operation Sindoor that saw the three services work jointly for best battle outcomes. The first joint order on "Approval, Promulgation and Numbering of Joint Instructions and Joint Orders" issued on Tuesday "emphasises the need to streamline procedures, eliminate redundancies and enhance cross-service cooperation," the ministry said in a statement....