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India Approves Three Joint Military Stations, Plans Unified Education Corps

Officials say the new sites will consolidate logistics under a lead service without becoming theatre commands.

Overview

  • The decisions were finalized at the Combined Commanders’ Conference in Kolkata, according to officials and media reports.
  • A senior official said each station will co-locate Army, Navy and Air Force units and consolidate infrastructure, maintenance, repairs, supplies and storage.
  • Specific locations have not been chosen, with cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Gwalior, Pune and Secunderabad under consideration.
  • The services are also working on a Tri-Services Education Corps to merge their education branches and cut duplication in training and academic functions.
  • Leaders frame the moves as practical steps to deepen jointness as debate continues on theatre commands, with recent direction from the Prime Minister to accelerate concrete integration measures.