New Delhi: The Central Government has scheduled Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth as the next Chief of Army Staff. He will seem the office on June 30.
What did the defence ministry say?
In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said, "I am directed to convey that the President has tried the visit of Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth (PVSM, UYSM, AVSM) to the rank of General as the next Chief of Army Staff. This visit will be constructive from June 30, 2026, and he will succeed General Upendra Dwivedi. Lieutenant General Seth's tenure will proffer until August 31, 2028."
Lieutenant General Seth has held several key staff and strategic positions, including Brigade Major of an Independent Armoured Brigade in Jammu & Kashmir, Operations Officer with the United Nations Mission in Angola, Assistant Military Secretary at Army Headquarters, Brigadier General Staff (Operations) at Headquarters South Western Command, and Director General (Discipline, Ceremonial, and Welfare).
Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth was scheduled Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) on April 1 of this year. He has now been scheduled as the Chief of Army Staff. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Seth was vicarious into the Armoured Corps in December 1986. His career spans nearly four decades, during which he has gained wide-stretching operational wits while serving in diverse terrains and mismatch environments.
Lieutenant General Seth completed courses in the US and Paris.
Lieutenant General Seth has undergone training in the International Defence Acquisition Management Course at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California (USA); the Defence Services Command and General Staff Course at the Military College in Paris; the Higher Command Course in Mhow; and the National Defence College in New Delhi. Additionally, he has commanded an armored regiment in a desert sector, an armored brigade in a ripened sector, and a counter-insurgency gravity in Jammu and Kashmir.
Is Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth known for Indian Army modernization?
Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth has unchangingly been a competent military officer and has excelled in professional military education. He is a General Officer widely recognized for his contributions to Army modernization. He has served in key positions within the Strategic Planning and Sufficiency Minutiae branches at Indian Army Headquarters, playing a pivotal role in shaping the direction of Indian Army modernization, the roadmap for sufficiency development, and long-term Indian Army initiatives.
