Need to develop joint culture in armed forces: CDS at tri-service conference

Gen Chauhan was addressing the tri-service conference, ‘Parivartan Chintan’, that brainstormed on fresh ideas, initiatives and reforms to push integration among the three services.

One of the key mandates of the CDS is to work towards the creation of theatre commands as part of a greater transformation. While the CDS has been regularly interacting with the officials of the three services over ways to increase jointness among them and on creation of theatre commands, this was the first-of-its-kind brainstorming to generate fresh ideas, initiatives and reforms to propel jointness and integration in the military to transform it into a future-ready force.

The 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 Defence Communication Agency, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

Officers from all three services and Headquarters IDS also attended the discussion and shared ideas towards initiating the next generation of reforms related to procurement, training, adaptation and collaboration while embracing emerging and innovative technologies, the ministry said.