Dhiraj Seth Next Chief of Army Staff: The Defense Ministry has issued orders for the appointment of the country’s new Army Chief i.e. Chief of Army Staff. In the order issued by the ministry, it was said that the President has approved the appointment of Lieutenant General Dheeraj Seth as the next Army Chief. Now he will serve on the post of General. Dheeraj Seth will take charge on June 30, 2026. He will replace the current Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi.

His tenure as Army Chief will last till 31 August 2028. In this matter, Joint Secretary of the Ministry Satyajit Mohanty has issued a signed letter, and the concerned departments have also been informed.

Know about Dheeraj Seth’s tenure in the Army till now

Dheeraj Seth has been a former student of the National Defense Academy (NDA) of Khadakwasla located in Pune district of Maharashtra. He was commissioned in the Armored Corps in 1986. He has been in the army for four decades. During his tenure, he has gained experience in different terrains and conflict situations. This also includes anti-terrorism operations.

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Apart from this, the Lieutenant has commanded an armored regiment in desert areas, an armored brigade in developed areas and an anti-terrorism force in Jammu and Kashmir. After becoming a Lieutenant, he commanded the Sudarshan Chakra Corps, later serving as General Officer Commanding in Delhi. Where he led major national and international operations. After becoming Army Commander, he served as General Officer Commanding in Chief of South-Western Command and Southern Command. Apart from this, he has the distinction of handling two operational commands on the Western Front.

Command handed over to an armored corps i.e. tank officer after three decades
Lieutenant General Dheeraj Seth has served as the commander of the strike corps which penetrated into enemy territory and attacked. The special thing is that after almost three decades, the government has handed over the command of the Army to an Armored Corps i.e. Tank officer. The last time in 1997, General Shankar Roy Choudhary was an officer of this corps, who took the reins of the army. Till now, infantry and artillery officers have dominated the post of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) in the Indian Army.

Apart from holding the post of Commander of Bhopal-based Sudarshan Chakra Corps, Lieutenant General Seth has served as the Commander of the Army’s Southern Command and Western-Southern Command. Both these corps are responsible for the security of the Pakistani border from Bathinda in Punjab to Kutch in Gujarat.

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