Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth appointed next Chief of Army Staff
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- Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth has been appointed as the next Chief of the Army Staff, succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi.
- A decorated officer from the Armoured Corps with nearly four decades of service, Seth has commanded various formations, including the Sudarshan Chakra Corps and the South Western and Southern Commands.
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Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, an experienced armoured corps officer with nearly four decades of service, has been appointed as the next Chief of the Army Staff. He will succeed General Upendra Dwivedi.
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday appointed Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth as the next Chief of the Army Staff. He will succeed General Upendra Dwivedi who took over as the 30th Chief of the Army Staff in June 2024. Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth is one of the Indian Army’s most experienced armoured corps officers, with nearly four decades of service. He was commissioned in to the Armoured Corps in December 1986 after graduating from the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla. He has held several key operational, command and strategic appointments. During his distinguished career, Lt Gen Seth has commanded formations ranging from an armoured regiment and brigade to a counter-insurgency force in Jammu and Kashmir. He has also led the Sudarshan Chakra Corps and headed both the South Western and Southern Commands.