India Appoints New Air Force Chief, Condemns Tanker Attack

In India in October 2026, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was appointed as the new Chief of Air Staff and will take charge on October 31. He was part of Operation Safed Sagar and Operation Rakshak. Separately, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs condemned an attack on the oil tanker MV Royad Mammadov, which killed two foreign seafarers and injured an Indian. The attack also left 12 people injured, according to the Indian ministry.