Newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General N.S. Raja Subramani signed the visitors' book at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, after laying a wreath on 31 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
CDS General N.S. Raja Subramani signed the visitors' book following his wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 31 May 2026, marking one of his first official acts as the newly appointed defence chief. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
General N.S. Raja Subramani, the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff, was photographed at the National War Memorial in New Delhi after completing the wreath-laying ceremony on 31 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
CDS General N.S. Raja Subramani stood alongside senior officials at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, following the wreath-laying on 31 May 2026, in a ceremony marking his formal assumption of duties. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
General N.S. Raja Subramani, India's newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff, was joined by senior military officials at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 31 May 2026 after the wreath-laying ceremony. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Chief of Defence Staff General N.S. Raja Subramani laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 31 May 2026, honouring India's fallen soldiers in one of his first ceremonial acts in the top defence role. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
General N.S. Raja Subramani laid a wreath at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 31 May 2026, paying solemn tribute to the country's war dead shortly after assuming charge as Chief of Defence Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
The wreath-laying at the National War Memorial is a customary first act for incoming defence chiefs; CDS General N.S. Raja Subramani observed the tradition in New Delhi on 31 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
CDS General N.S. Raja Subramani arrived at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 31 May 2026 to conduct the wreath-laying ceremony, a formal gesture of respect to India's fallen defence personnel. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
General N.S. Raja Subramani, newly appointed as India's Chief of Defence Staff, reached the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 31 May 2026 ahead of the official wreath-laying to honour the country's fallen soldiers. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)