India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain has assumed command as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command on 01 April 2026. He succeeds Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, who has taken over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff today.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain was commissioned into the MAHAR Regiment in June 1988. Over a distinguished career spanning nearly four decades, he has held a wide range of command and staff appointments across diverse operational environments.
The General Officer has commanded an Infantry Battalion in semi-developed terrain as well as in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, an Infantry Brigad...