Overview
- The biannual meeting, which concluded Thursday after four days in New Delhi, set priorities on digital networks and data-driven operations.
- Senior commanders called for accelerating indigenous arms production to ensure self-reliance during global trade blockades and supply disruptions.
- Lessons from Operation Sindoor and recent wars drove a focus on unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone defenses for frontline units.
- The Army Chief and top government officials, including the Cabinet Secretary and the Chiefs of Defence and Navy, urged tighter civil–military and inter-ministerial coordination under a whole-of-nation approach.
- Commanders reviewed security along the China and Pakistan borders to guide training and readiness, while the Navy ended its own conference Friday with a new maritime security strategy that aligns with the future-ready push.