CDS Gen Anil Chauhan stresses on developing Joint Culture for Armed Forces at Tri service Conference
Tri-service
Conference ‘Parivartan Chintan’ held at New Delhi
The Tri-service Conference,
‘Parivartan Chintan’, was held at New Delhi on 8 April 2024. The ‘Chintan’ was
curated as a brainstorming and idea incubation discussion to generate new and
fresh ideas, initiatives and reforms to further propel Jointness and
Integration in the Armed Forces. Jointness and Integration are the cornerstones
of the transformation to Joint Structures which the Indian Armed forces are
progressing towards with the intention of being “Future Ready”.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan initiated
the ‘Chintan’ by highlighting the need for developing a Joint Culture for the
Armed Forces, which while respecting the uniqueness of each service, distils
the best of each service to give a de-novo approach to traditional
concepts. He also stressed upon the need to integrate the capabilities of
each service by creating structures that increase our efficiency and enhance
our war fighting ability and interoperability.
The Tri-Service Conference was attended by Heads of the
Andaman and Nicobar Command and Strategic Forces Command, Commandants of
National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College, College of Defence
Management and Military Institute of Technology as well as Heads of the Armed
Forces Special Operations Division, Defence Space Agency, Defence Cyber Agency
and the Defence Communication Agency. The brainstorming was orchestrated by the Headquarters
Integrated Defence Staff.
Officers from all the three Services and Headquarters
IDS, with diverse service experience also attended the discussion and
contributed ideas towards initiating the next generation of reforms related to
modernization, procurement, training, adaptation and collaboration while
embracing emerging and innovative technologies. Inputs on National Strategic
Issues impacting National Security in both the civil and military domains were
also deliberated upon.
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs
of Staff Committee (CISC) Lt Gen JP Mathew in his closing remarks expressed
confidence that such interactions will provide the necessary guidelines as
Joint Operational Structures evolve to transform to a Future Ready Indian Armed
Forces.