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Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth connected Wednesday (April 1, 2026) assumed complaint arsenic the Vice Chief of the Army Staff aft the Indian Army announced a bid of top-level appointments crossed cardinal operational commands.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Lt. Gen. Seth was commissioned to the Armoured Corps successful December 1986. Over astir 4 decades, helium has built an operational illustration crossed varied terrains and struggle environments, including counter-insurgency experience. He has commanded an armoured regiment successful the godforsaken sector, an armoured brigade, and a antagonistic insurgency unit successful Jammu & Kashmir. As a Lieutenant General, helium led the Sudarshan Chakra Corps and aboriginal served arsenic General Officer Commanding, Delhi Area.
Upon elevation arsenic Army Commander, helium headed some the Southwestern Command and Southern Command, earning the uncommon favoritism of starring 2 operational commands on the Western Front.
In different cardinal changes, Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain took implicit arsenic the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Southern Command, succeeding Lt. Gen. Seth.
Lieutenant General V.M.B. Krishnan assumed complaint arsenic the GOC-in-C, Eastern Command, taking implicit from Lieutenant General R. C. Tiwari, who superannuated connected March 31.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Pushpendra Pal Singh, who antecedently served arsenic the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, took implicit arsenic the GOC-in-C, Western Command. He succeeded Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar, who besides retired connected March 31.
The reshuffle marked a important modulation successful the Army’s apical leadership, with experienced officers taking complaint of important operational commands crossed the country.
