Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia appointed Vice Chief of Air Staff from November 1

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia, AVSM, VM, has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), with effect from November 1, 2026. He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force's Eastern Air Command. Air Marshal Walia will succeed Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, who is set to take over as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff on October 31. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Walia was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on June 11, 1988. During…