Overview
- Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth completed on-site reviews of Eastern Command formations during a July 14–15 tour that included the Trishakti (XXXIII) Corps HQ at Sukna/Siliguri, Bengdubi Military Station, and the Spear Corps.
- During briefings the COAS was updated on operational deployments, surveillance architecture and technology-absorption plans such as MR-SAM integration to improve air defence and battlefield awareness.
- General Seth inspected logistics and sustainment measures for mountain operations and praised troop professionalism and morale while stressing his VIJAY vision of Vigilance, Innovation, Jointness, Atmanirbharta and Yodha First.
- The visits highlighted the strategic importance of the Trishakti Corps area, which covers Sikkim and the Doklam trijunction, plus the Siliguri Corridor gateway that links mainland India with the Northeast.
- Officials said the tour reinforced inter-agency coordination with CAPFs and local authorities and signalled continuing emphasis on readiness, humanitarian aid capacity and force modernisation for the eastern frontier.