Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan stressed the need to integrate each service’s capabilities by creating structures that increase the armed forces’ efficiency and enhance our warfighting ability and interoperability. Initiating the ‘Parivartan Chintan’, Gen Chauhan highlighted the need for developing a joint culture for the armed forces while respecting each service’s uniqueness, distilling the best of each service to give a de-novo approach to traditional concepts.
The Tri-service Conference, ‘Parivartan Chintan’, was held on Monday which brainstormed 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”, the Defence Ministry stated in its statement.
According to the statement, the Tri-Service Conference was attended by Heads of the Andaman and Nicobar Command and Strategic Forces Command, Commandants of the 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 three Services and Headquarters IDS, with diverse service experience, also attended the discussion and contributed ideas for initiating the next generation of reforms related to modernisation, 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.
In his closing remarks, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Lt Gen JP Mathew expressed confidence that such interactions will provide the necessary guidelines as Joint Operational Structures evolve to transform into Future-Ready Indian Armed Forces.
Team BharatShakti
