Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan will visit Singapore from May 30, 2025 to June 01, 2025 to attend the 22nd edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted annually by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. During the visit, General Anil Chauhan will hold bilateral meetings with Chiefs of Defence Forces and senior military leadership from several foreign countries including those from Australia, European Union, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, UK and USA.
Commitments of CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff will address the Academia, Think Tanks and Researchers and speak on the topic тАШFuture Wars and WarfareтАЩ. He will also participate in the simultaneous special sessions as part of the event and address on the topic тАШDefence Innovation Solutions for Future Challenges’. The CDS definitely has a busy schedule in front of him.
Defence Diplomacy
Defence diplomacy has been gathering more and more importance of late and there is reason for such a sensitive region like the Asia-Pacific to understand each other better and perceive problems as identified by other nations in the region. The Shangri-la dialogue, has over the years, provided an enabling environment for understanding issues as they are viewed by other countries. The first summit was conducted in 2002. The 18th SLD was held in June 2018 and has the most participants to date from nearly 50 countries and territories.
Shangri-La Dialogue is AsiaтАЩs premier defence and security summit that brings together defence ministers, military chiefs, policy makers and strategic experts across the globe. The out-reach at the event goes much beyond the attendees, with the participants addressing think tanks, strategists and academia. The event will witness leaders from 40 nations addressing Asia-Pacific Security challenges. The engagements will provide a platform to strengthen defence cooperation, discuss mutual security interests and enhance India’s strategic partnerships in the Indo – Pacific region.
Team BharatShakti
