The biannual Army Commanders’ Conference concluded yesterday in New Delhi. Chaired by Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, the discussions focused on the urgent need to accelerate indigenous production capabilities, for strengthening self-reliance in defence and ensuring long-term strategic resilience in view of the current supply chain crisis.
The Ministry of Defence said that during the conference, the speakers highlighted the evolving geopolitical landscape and emerging global, regional and internal security dynamics. The speakers also underlined the need for Hard Power for Guaranteed Protection of India’s strategic and security interests while emphasising inter-ministerial coordination, enhanced synergy between civil and military institutions and a whole-of-nation approach for a coordinated national response to complex security challenges.
The Ministry noted that the Indian Army has designated the year 2026 as the year of ‘Networking and Data Centricity’, with the vision of evolving into a ‘Future Ready Force’.
