Army chief General Dhiraj Seth to visit Czech Republic from 16 to 19 November

Army chief General Dhiraj Seth will spend four days in the Czech Republic from Monday, 16 November, to Thursday, 19 November 2026, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. The trip is built around three things: talks with the Czech military leadership, a look at how its forces train, and meetings with the country’s arms makers.

At the General Staff Headquarters in Prague, General Seth is to meet Lieutenant General Petr Čepelka, who serves as First Deputy Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Chief of Defence, and lay a wreath for fallen soldiers. Senior figures at the Czech defence ministry are also on his list. Training, modernisation, military cooperation and new security threats are on the agenda, the ministry’s release said.

Brno and a NATO centre

In Brno, the Indian Army chief will visit the University of Defence. The ministry said the Brno stop and the NATO centre visit are meant to show him how Czech forces train, what they can do in operations and how they are preparing for the future.

He is also due at the NATO Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Centre of Excellence. The centre, which works on protection against chemical, biological and nuclear threats, is based in the town of Vyškov, according to its own website. India is not a member of NATO.

Talks with industry

On the industry side, General Seth will meet the Inter-governmental Defence Cooperation Agency, (AMOS), as well as the Defence and Security Industry Association, and representatives of leading Czech defence firms to look for openings in defence technology and production.

The ministry said the visit reflects a shared commitment by the two countries to build defence ties through steady contact between the two armies, exchanges between officers and tie-ups between their industries. The visit ends on Thursday, 19 November.