General Dhiraj Seth Takes Over as 31st Army Chief; Senior Leadership Reshuffled
In a series of appointments announced on Wednesday, India's senior military leadership underwent significant changes, with top officers from the Army and Air Force assuming key positions.
General Dhiraj Seth officially took charge as the 31st Chief of Army Staff. He is the third Army Chief to hail from the 2nd Lancers, one of the country's oldest armoured regiments, and the first officer from the Armoured Corps to hold the post in three decades, since General Shankar Roy Chowdhury served from 1994 to 1997.
In a separate development, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, who was serving as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), has been appointed Vice-Chief of the Air Staff. He succeeds Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, who retired from service.
These appointments are part of a regular process of rotational changes in the armed forces, aimed at ensuring operational continuity and leadership development.
