Newly appointed Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth was accompanied by his wife Komal Seth at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 1 July 2026, marking his first official act as Army Chief. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth, newly sworn in as Chief of the Army Staff, stood alongside his wife Komal Seth at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026 — the first ceremonial stop of his tenure. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth signed the visitors' book at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026, completing the formal homage ceremony as the newly appointed Chief of the Army Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
After laying a wreath, General Dhiraj Seth inscribed his name in the visitors' register at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 1 July 2026, a customary step in the memorial's tribute protocol for senior defence officials. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth concluded his homage at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 1 July 2026, honouring the memory of Indian soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in service of the nation. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth, the newly appointed Chief of the Army Staff, was flanked by senior military officials at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026 following the wreath-laying ceremony. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth was accompanied by his family and senior military officials at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026, underscoring the personal significance of the tribute alongside its official ceremonial weight. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The wreath-laying at the National War Memorial on 1 July 2026 saw General Dhiraj Seth joined by both his family members and senior officers of the Indian Army, reflecting the dual personal and institutional character of the occasion. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth, India's newly appointed Chief of the Army Staff, posed with his family at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 1 July 2026 after completing the wreath-laying tribute. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Following the formal tribute at the National War Memorial, General Dhiraj Seth spent a moment with his family in New Delhi on 1 July 2026, the day he assumed charge as Chief of the Army Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The newly appointed Chief of the Army Staff, General Dhiraj Seth, was seen with his family at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026, after the ceremonial homage to India's fallen soldiers. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth arrived at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 1 July 2026 to begin his inaugural tribute as the newly appointed Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 1 July 2026, observing the customary rite in which every incoming Chief of the Army Staff honours India's war dead. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth paid solemn homage at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 1 July 2026, standing in tribute before the eternal flame that commemorates Indian soldiers killed in action since Independence. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
As part of the time-honoured tradition for incoming service chiefs, General Dhiraj Seth offered homage at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026, his first day as Chief of the Army Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
In one of his first acts after assuming office, General Dhiraj Seth offered a formal tribute at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026, reaffirming the Indian Army's commitment to its fallen. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The National War Memorial visit is an established protocol for every new service chief; General Dhiraj Seth upheld this tradition on 1 July 2026 in New Delhi, the day he took charge as Chief of the Army Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth rendered a solemn salute to India's war heroes at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026, marking the beginning of his tenure as Chief of the Army Staff with a gesture of remembrance. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The homage at the National War Memorial on 1 July 2026 formally marked the opening of General Dhiraj Seth's tenure as Chief of the Army Staff, a role that places him at the helm of the Indian Army. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth laid his first wreath as Chief of the Army Staff at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026, in a ceremony attended by senior officers of the Indian Army. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A wreath was laid by General Dhiraj Seth at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 1 July 2026, the centrepiece of the ceremonial tribute observed by the newly appointed Chief of the Army Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The wreath-laying by General Dhiraj Seth at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026 reflects the Indian Army's enduring tradition of honouring soldiers who gave their lives in defence of the nation. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
On the first day of his tenure, General Dhiraj Seth placed a wreath at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026, honouring every soldier of the Indian Army who died in the line of duty. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The wreath laid by General Dhiraj Seth at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026 served as his first official public act as Chief of the Army Staff, setting the tone for his leadership of the Indian Army. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
General Dhiraj Seth commenced his tenure as Chief of the Army Staff by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 1 July 2026 — a fitting start that placed remembrance at the heart of his command. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)