Framing Analysis
Lt. Gen. Dhiraj Seth, currently Vice Chief of the Army Staff, will assume the role of Chief of the Army Staff on June 30, 2026, following the retirement of Gen. Upendra Dwivedi. Seth, commissioned into the Armoured Corps in 1986, is scheduled to serve until August 31, 2028. An Indian Air Force AN-32 crash on June 13, 2026, resulted in five fatalities and is under investigation.