Newly appointed Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain paid homage at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 2 July 2026, marking one of his first official acts in the role. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain, newly appointed Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS), signed the visitors' book at the National War Memorial in New Delhi after paying homage on 2 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Following the wreath-laying ceremony, Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain signed the visitors' register at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 2 July 2026, a customary step for senior officers assuming command. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain, the newly appointed VCOAS, was accompanied by senior military officials at the National War Memorial in New Delhi after the homage ceremony on 2 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Senior Indian Army officials stood alongside newly appointed Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 2 July 2026, following the tribute ceremony. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Lt Gen Sandeep Jain and senior Indian Army officials gathered at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, after the homage ceremony on 2 July 2026, as part of the protocol observed by newly appointed senior commanders. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain paid solemn homage to India's fallen soldiers at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 2 July 2026, shortly after assuming charge as Vice Chief of the Army Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Honouring India's war heroes, Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain — the newly appointed Vice Chief of the Army Staff — offered tributes at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 2 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The National War Memorial in New Delhi received Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain on 2 July 2026, as he offered tributes in his first formal engagement in the role. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
In what is customary for newly appointed senior commanders, Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain visited the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 2 July 2026 as one of his first acts as VCOAS. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain assumed the post of Vice Chief of the Army Staff and paid homage at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 2 July 2026, reaffirming the Indian Army's tradition of honouring its fallen. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A solemn moment at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 2 July 2026, as newly appointed VCOAS Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain paid homage to India's soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain, newly appointed Vice Chief of the Army Staff, laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 2 July 2026, paying formal tribute to India's fallen armed forces personnel. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Marking his appointment, Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain laid a floral wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 2 July 2026, a ceremony observed by all newly appointed senior Indian Army commanders. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain arrived at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 2 July 2026 to pay homage, beginning his tenure as Vice Chief of the Army Staff with a tribute to India's war dead. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)